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End in sight for marathon pollution trial in NH

By Lynne Tuohy
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors in the longest state trial in New Hampshire’s history will return to the courtroom after a nearly two-week hiatus to hear closing arguments in the state’s groundwater contamination case against Exxon Mobil Corp.

Lawyers for the state want jurors to hold Exxon Mobil liable to the tune of $240 million to monitor and clean up wells and public water systems contaminated by the gasoline additive MTBE.

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