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SCOTUS Rejects ExxonMobil’s Appeal of $14 Million Fine for Air Pollution at Texas Plant

HeadlineJul 02, 2025

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from oil and gas giant ExxonMobil to halt a record $14 million penalty for thousands of air pollution violations at its plant in Baytown, Texas — one of the largest petrochemical sites in the country. The case was filed in 2010 by Environment Texas and the Sierra Club on behalf of residents living nearby. The violations fell under the Clean Air Act, a federal law that limits air pollution from industrial emitters.

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