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Exxon Mobil

Clean Air Act Violation

Date: 10/11/2005 (Date of Agreement)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: Multiple Agencies

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $20,500,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: A “Consent Decree in United States et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Civil Action No. O5-C-5809, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In a complaint that was filed simultaneously with the Consent Decree, the United States, the State of Illinois, the State of Louisiana, and the State of Montana sought injunctive relief and penalties against Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation (“ExxonMobil”) pursuant to Sections 113(b) and 304(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) and 7604(a), for alleged Clean Air Act violations and violations of the corollary provisions in state laws at ExxonMobil petroleum refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Baytown, Texas; Beaumont, Texas; Billings, Montana; Joliet, Illinois, and Torrance, California." Under the settlement, ExxonMobil will implement innovative pollution control technologies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter from refinery process units and also will adopt facility-wide enhanced benzene waste monitoring and fugitive emission control programs. In addition, ExxonMobil paid a $7.7 million civil penalty and pledged to undertake $6.7 million in federal and state environmental projects. In December 2008, Exxon paid over $6 million in civil penalties for allegedly violating the 2005 settlement agreement by failing to monitor the sulfur content in some fuel gas streams at four refineries.