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Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas

A 2021 ruling found the oil giant committed more than 16,000 violations of the Clean Air Act at its Baytown refinery and plant.

Smoke rises from a fire at Exxon Mobil's refining and chemical plant complex in Baytown on July 31, 2019.

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