WASHINGTON (AP) - ExxonMobil Corp. will spend an estimated $571 million for pollution controls at seven oil refineries in a settlement with the government and three states over alleged violations of clean air laws.
The company also will pay fines totaling $8.7 million and spend $9.7 million to retrofit city buses, restore coastal habitat in Louisiana and sponsor other environmental projects around the refineries.
The settlement aims to reduce annual emissions of toxins that can cause respiratory problems and worsen cases of childhood asthma, the Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department said Tuesday.
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