Word: exxon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Exxon bashing is now in vogue. While Johnson & Johnson got good press for its handling of the Tylenol scare in 1982 and Perrier won praise recently for quickly recalling its tainted spring water, Exxon is charged with "arrogance." Are you arrogant...
...concluded that there was simply too much for me to coordinate from New York. But let me just tell you something. There were a lot of things lying out there before the Exxon Valdez hit the rocks, from the great concern over the hole in the ozone to the greenhouse effect and acid rain. This tanker went on the rocks, and visually it was perfect for TV and not too bad for pictures of oily birds in the printed media. How would those environmentalists ever let that go? If I just went up there and said I was sorry...
...When the Exxon Valdez fouled Alaska's waters a year ago, Americans reacted with shock and indignation. Last week it was Exxon's turn to be shocked. U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh announced that the company had been indicted on five criminal counts stemming from the March 1989 oil spill. That action, which reportedly followed the breakdown of a plea bargain that Alaskan officials opposed as too lenient, could cost Exxon $700 million in fines if the company is convicted. Said Thornburgh: "We intend to see that the laws are fully and strictly enforced...
Thornburgh's tough words seemed to signal that the Bush Administration, stung by charges of foot dragging on the environment, was moving to crack down on major polluters like Exxon. The company pronounced itself "disappointed" at the indictments and vowed to fight them in court. The prosecution may yet result in a settlement. But no matter what happens, the case will further complicate a gargantuan legal wrangle that already involves more than 150 civil complaints as well as the separate prosecution of tanker captain Joseph Hazelwood by the state of Alaska...
...Exxon indictment is only the latest example of a growing legal trend. In the past two decades, rising concerns over conservation, pollution and industrial accidents have crystallized into a large body of environmental regulations. "Congress and the states have created thousands of new laws governing the environment," says Washington lawyer Ridgway Hall, "and in each of the past four years the Justice Department has brought increasing numbers of environmental actions." As a result, the 20,000 attorneys who specialize in environmental law have become some of the most sought after professionals in the U.S. "Business is unbelievable," says Chicago lawyer...