Houston, Texas – The United States Supreme Court has rejected ExxonMobil’s attempt to overturn a record $14.25 million judgment against the company for years of illegal air pollution at its Baytown refinery and chemical complex. The decision brings a close to a 15-year legal battle and allows a historic civil penalty—the largest ever imposed in a Clean Air Act citizen suit—to stand. Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee, whose office filed an amicus brief supporting the citizen […]
