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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up ExxonMobil’s appeal regarding a multimillion-dollar penalty against the oil and gas giant for thousands of environmental violations at its Baytown petrochemical plant. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/06/30/525287/u-s-supreme-court-denies-exxons-appeal-in-14-25m-baytown-air-pollution-penalty/

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Chemical plants throughout the Houston area will now be expected to reduce air pollution emissions under new rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/04/09/482964/houston-area-chemical-plants-expected-to-curb-emissions-under-new-federal-rules/

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Federal regulators found at least 25 air quality violations at the ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant over the last five years. However, the facility could receive millions in federal funding as part of a national decarbonization initiative.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/03/25/481486/baytown-plant-with-troubled-track-record-could-receive-up-to-332-million-from-federal-government-to-lower-emissions/

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