Litigation

Recent Posts

Environmentalists Sue ExxonMobil Over Air Pollution
Posted on 14 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HOUSTON - (AP) The largest U.S. oil refinery released 8 million pounds of illegal pollution in the last five years, violating federal air pollution laws thousands of times, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by environmental groups. The lawsuit against... Read More

Tags: ExxonMobil , Environment Texas , pollution , Litigation , Clean Air Act , lawsuit , air pollution , oil refinery , Sierra Club

Environmental Groups Say Exxon Violates U.S. Air Laws
Posted on 7 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HOUSTON - (AP) The largest U.S. oil refinery violated federal air pollution laws thousands of times during the last five years, releasing 10 million pounds of illegal pollution, including cancer-causing toxins, without facing proper fines or being forced... Read More

Tags: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality , Exxon Mobil , Environment Texas , pollution , Chevron Phillips , Environmental Protection Agency , Shell , Litigation , Clean Air Act , lawsuit , Settlement , Sierra Club

Federal Court Won't Dismiss Lawsuit Against Exxon Mobil
Posted on 10 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HOUSTON - (AP) A federal court will allow environmental groups to pursue a lawsuit that accuses the largest U.S. refinery of violating federal air pollution laws thousands of times in the past five years. The U.S. District Court Southern District on Tuesday... Read More

Tags: Exxon Mobil , Environment Texas , Baytown refinery , refinery , environment , Shell , Litigation , Clean Air Act , lawsuit , air pollution , Sierra Club