Exxon Mobil

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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
29/03/2013Exxon Mobil'Mayflower' oil spill occurs after pipeline raptures; release of 3,000 barrels of oil; homes evacuated; violation of federal Clean Water Act and state environmental laws - $5.07 million.Mayflower, Arkansas, United StatesReutersPollution
15/08/2012
(Exxon Mobil)
Energy Companies failure to disclose wells obscures fracking environmental hazards.United StatesBloombergPollution
21/08/2011
(Exxon Mobil)
San Francisco Judge orders oil companies to clean up fuel additive MTBE contamination caused by leaking storage tanks.CA, United StatesSFGATEPollution
02/07/2011Exxon Mobil'Yellowstone River' oil spill occurs after pipeline raptures; estimated 1000 barrels of oil leak into river; Oil executives criticised for conflicting accounts of breach and regulators accused of failing to ensure safe operation.Yellowstone River, MT, United StatesThe GuardianFraud, Negligence, Pollution
14/07/2010
(Exxon Mobil)
Twenty-six parties ordered to cleanup contaminated soil from yearlong (1961 - 1980) disposal of hazardous substances. Costs - $2.2 million.Coventry, RI, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
07/03/2006
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02/03/2006
BP (Beyond Petroleum)
(Field co-owned by Exxon Mobil)
'Prudhoe Bay' five-day oil spill caused by knowing neglect of corroding pipelines; around one million oil liters leaked.Prudhoe Bay, AK, United StatesBBCNegligence, Occupational Hazard, Pollution
31/12/2005
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01/01/2005
Exxon MobilToxics Release Inventory counted 1.1 million pounds toxic waste released on environment by Torrance refinery.Los Angeles County, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
16/02/2005
(Exxon Mobil)
Service stations operating in 1990s released large amounts of gasoline containing MTBE - potential carcinogen - nearby water wells, significantly contributing to Charnock Sub-basin drinking water problem. Replacing Santa Monica drinking water $3 million/year & $1.5 million investigation costs & cleanup costs over $200 million.Santa Monica, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection Agency, (2)Negligence, Pollution
21/01/2005
(Exxon Mobil)
300 Russian Islanders protest against oil companies for depletion of fish stocks, and destroyed forests and pastures allegedly caused by Sakhalin platform.Sakhalin, RussiaPlanet Ark - ReutersPollution
12/03/2003
(Exxon Mobil)
Companies ordered to clean up Santa Fe Springs superfund site from year-long dumping of metal wastes, PAHs and VOCs. Cleanup costs - $9.08 million.CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
19/08/1999
(Exxon Mobil)
Group of 39 companies deemed responsible for disposing hazardous waste at Superfund site; 18,500 cubic yards of soil contaminated by VOCs, PCBs and lead. Cleanup settlement - $23 million.Piscataway, NJ, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
31/12/1989
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01/01/1973

(Exxon Mobil)
49 private and public entities sent millions of pounds of hazardous waste in Casmalia disposal facility causing 'longstanding environmental problems'. Cleanup costs - over $100 million.Santa Maria, CA, United StatesUS Environmental Protection AgencyPollution
24/03/1989Exxon Mobil'Exxon Valdez' oil spill occurs after oil tanker is struck by reef; considered the most devastating human-caused environmental disaster; leak of 11 million US galons of oil; immense wildlife death toll; local fishing industry irreparably damaged; Exxon widely criticized for its slow clean-up response - $500 million in punitive damages.Prince William Sound, Valdez-Cordova, AK, United StatesExxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, US Environmental Protection AgencyHabitat Extinction, Negligence, Pollution