Judge Stays Group’s Suit Over ExxonMobil Pending EPA’s Permit Decision

Mealey's (March 25, 2020, 12:49 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts on March 21 stayed an environmental group’s lawsuit accusing ExxonMobil Corp., ExxonMobil Oil Corp. and ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. of violating the Clean Water Act  (CWA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at one of its terminals, finding that the action should not proceed until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency renders a decision on the renewal of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit (Conservation Law Foundation Inc. v. ExxonMobil Corp., et al., No. 16-11950-MLW, D. Mass., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49270)....