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ExxonMobil has reached an agreement with the US DOJ and the EPA that is expected to reduce harmful air emissions by more than 53,000 tons per year at the company's seven US petroleum refineries.

has reached a comprehensive Clean Air Act (CAA) agreement with the

(DOJ) and the

(EPA) that is expected to reduce harmful air emissions by more than 53,000 tons per year at the company's seven

petroleum refineries.

The seven refineries, located in five states, represent approximately 11% of the total refining capacity in the US.

The settlement is the 17th in a joint DOJ-EPA initiative to reduce pollution in US petroleum refineries, bringing nearly 77% of US refining capacity under consent decree.

The settlements were all reached without litigation as the companies agreed to work with the US government in reaching settlements that would protect the environment and allow refiners to expand fuel production in compliance with the environmental laws.

The settlement was reached through the lodging of two separate consent decrees, which require ExxonMobil to install and implement innovative control technologies, reducing annual emissions of harmful toxins that can cause serious respiratory problems and exacerbate cases of childhood asthma.

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