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Exxon Mobil

Gasoline Leak (Baltimore County, Md.)

Date: 09/11/2008 (Date of Consent Decree)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $4,000,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Exxon Mobil paid a $4 million penalty to settle a lawsuit filed by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) over the release of over 25,000 gallons of gasoline at a north Baltimore County service station in early 2006. An underground pipe at the site leaked gasoline into the ground for over one month.