Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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29/07/2015 - 01/01/1982 | Exxon Mobil | Leaked 330 page documents know as "Deception Dossiers" show that major oil companies were aware of climate change linked to their products for decades, and used deceptive tactics to reverse the information and block public policy. "These include forged letters to Congress, secret funding of a supposedly independent scientist, the creation of fake grassroots organizations, multiple efforts to deliberately manufacture uncertainty about climate science." | Union of Concerned Scientists | Climate Change, Fraud | ||
02/07/2011 | Exxon 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 States | The Guardian | Fraud, Negligence, Pollution | |
01/02/2007 | Infineum (Co-owned by Exxon Mobil) | Use and distribution of new chemical in commercial auto products for several years before the chemical had undergone a required review. Civil penalty - $950,000. | Linden, NJ, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency, (2) | Fraud, Negligence |