NH moves a step closer to claiming $236M from Exxon

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire is a big step closer to getting a $236 million judgment after the U.S. Supreme Court said this week it wouldn't hear Exxon Mobil's appeal regarding its use of a gasoline additive that contaminated groundwater in the state. The case involved MTBE, or methyl tertiary butyl ether, a petroleum-based gasoline additive that has been used since the 1970s to reduce smog-causing emissions. The trial resulted in the largest jury award in the state's history, and the sta

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire is a big step closer to getting a $236 million judgment after the U.S. Supreme Court said this week it wouldn't hear Exxon Mobil's appeal regarding its use of a gasoline additive that contaminated groundwater in the state. The case involved MTBE, or methyl tertiary butyl ether, a petroleum-based gasoline additive that has been used since the 1970s to reduce smog-causing emissions. The trial resulted in the largest jury award in the state's history, and the sta…