Genuine Disputes Exist Over Whether Emissions Violated Permits, Judge Says

Mealey's (August 13, 2018, 1:14 PM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge in Louisiana on Aug. 10 denied a motion for summary judgment filed by plaintiffs contending that emissions from a facility owned by Exxon Mobil Corp., doing business as ExxonMobil Chemical Co., exceeded levels of pollutants allowed by permits issued from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), finding that disputes exist as to whether the alleged violations occurred (Louisiana Environmental Action Network, et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No. 16-144-SDD-RLB, M.D. La., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134979)....