Judge Upholds Denial of Exxon's Oil Trucking Proposal in California

A U.S. judge has rejected Exxon Mobil's request to overturn a California county's decision to deny the company a trucking permit to transport crude oil from coastal facilities to inland refineries while a ruptured pipeline is being repaired. The judge ruled that the county's decision was supported by evidence of safety concerns on state highways. Exxon had argued that it needed to use tanker trucks to ship oil until the pipeline, which burst in 2015 causing a major oil spill, could be replaced. Environmental groups applauded the decision, while Exxon's claims of unconstitutional property taking will be considered in the next court hearing.