Houston Public MediaThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up ExxonMobil’s appeal regarding a multimillion-dollar penalty against the oil and gas giant for thousands of environmental violations at its Baytown petrochemical plant.
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Exxon’s appeal over $14.25 million penalty for Baytown air pollution
According to plaintiffs Environment Texas and the Sierra Club, $14.25 million is the largest penalty issued in a Clean Air Act lawsuit brought by citizens. ExxonMobil must pay the penalty to the federal government after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.