Exxon Seeks To Intervene In Case Challenging Offshore Fracking Approval

(February 10, 2017, 2:11 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — Exxon Mobil Corp. on Feb. 8 moved for leave to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the state of California against the U.S. government challenging the final environmental assessments performed in relation to leases approved for offshore hydraulic fracturing in the Southern California Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), arguing that the company has “a significant, protectable interest in the litigation” (People of the State of California ex rel. Kamala D. Harris, et al. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., No. 16-9352, C.D. Calif.)....

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