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Exxon Mobil

Air Pollution Violations (Illinois)

Date: 08/18/2005 (Date of Settlement Agreement)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $281,846

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: On August 18. 2005, the Will County State’s Attorney’s office in Illinois announced that local environmental projects would receive $110,000 “as part of a settlement agreement reached with ExxonMobil regarding alleged air pollution violations at the oil company’s refinery located southwest of Joliet, in Channahon Township…In addition, ExxonMobil will pay $150,000 to the Illinois Environmental Protection Trust Fund and $21,846 to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) for costs incurred during the investigation and clean-up.”