By
The Associated Press
.
Published: Tue, February 26, 2008 - 3:35 pm
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) - ExxonMobil has been hit with a$90,000 fine for a cloud of poisonous gas that washed over Dauphin
Island making local residents sick.
The gas, hydrogen sulfide, has a rotten egg odor, and is a
component of the natural gas mined from beneath Mobile Bay. It
happened September 4th.
The penalty was levied Friday by the Alabama Department of
Environmental Management and will result in new safety measures on
three of the company's Mobile Bay natural gas platforms.
Dozens of people reported nausea and other problems on the
island's east end and classrooms were evacuated at the Dauphin
Island Sea Lab.
Carolyn Wood of the Sea Lab was pleased that ADEM issued a fine
but was disappointed because only the ExxonMobil platforms would be
upgraded. She said there are several other companies with
production wells near the island.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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I agree Lindie the people of dauphin island should put together a class action lawsuit against them. To exxon that 90,000 dollars is like normal people picking up pennies