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EPA fines Exxon $2.5 million for air quality violations

By John Siciliano

Published October 31, 2017 5:43pm ET

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday fined Exxon Mobil $2.5 million for violating pollution controls at eight of its sites, saying the Trump administration will be holding polluters accountable.

“We will be enforcing environmental laws in this administration … with prudence and with excellence,” said Deputy Assistant Administrator Patrick Traylor of the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

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