Delaware Joins List of States and Localities Suing Big Oil September 14, 2020 By Randall Chase Delaware has joined the list of state and local governments that have sued the petroleum industry in an attempt to...
Wetlands Loss Suits Against Oil Companies to Stay in Louisiana State Courts August 12, 2020 By Kevin McGill Oil companies facing lawsuits that blame them for coastal wetlands loss in Louisiana have lost an attempt to move the...
Imelda Blamed for Mass Release of Air Pollutants in Industrialized SE Texas September 26, 2019 Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Imelda triggered the release of about 100,000 pounds (45,000 kilograms) of toxic air pollutants from...
Exxon Bid to Halt Climate Change Probes Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court January 7, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the attorney general of Massachusetts to obtain records from Exxon...
New York Says Exxon Misled Investors About Climate Risks October 26, 2018 By Cathy Bussewitz New York’s attorney general on Wednesday sued Exxon Mobil, saying the Texas energy giant has misled investors about the risks...
Arkansas, Feds Want Exxon to Pay $1.8M for Oil Spill Damage August 10, 2018 State and federal officials are asking Exxon Mobil to pay more than $1.8 million in compensation for a 2013 oil...
Court Declines to Tear Up New Jersey’s $225M Settlement with Exxon February 14, 2018 By Michael Catalini A New Jersey appeals court on Monday turned down a request from environmental groups and a former state senator to...
Federal Appeals Court Voids Exxon Pipeline Safety Order August 18, 2017 An appeals court has voided an order that would have required Exxon Mobil to revise its pipeline safety procedures after...
Companies May Soon Be Required to Disclose Financial Impact of Climate Risk May 24, 2017 By Nina Chestney Companies’ disclosure of risks to their business from climate change could become mandatory in a few years as investor pressure...
Judge: Exxon Must Pay $20M for Emissions from Texas Plant April 28, 2017 A judge has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a penalty of nearly $20 million for releasing 10 million pounds of...