ExxonMobil Loses Supreme Court Appeal Over Baytown Pollution Penalty

Key Takeaways The Supreme Court declined to hear XOM's appeal over a $14.25M Clean Air Act pollution penalty. The case stems from repeated Baytown emissions violations from 2005 to 2013. XOM argued plaintiffs lacked standing, but lower court rulings and precedent were upheld.Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) has suffered a legal blow after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear its appeal challenging a $14.25 million civil penalty linked to air pollution violations at its massive Baytown refinery complex in ...