Exxon Denied Use of Tanker Trucks in California

A judge in Los Angeles has upheld a decision by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to deny Exxon the right to use tanker trucks to transport crude oil from offshore platforms to refineries. The decision comes after a pipeline rupture in 2015, which caused a significant spill and led to the suspension of the pipeline. Exxon argued that tanker trucks were necessary to restart production, but the judge ruled that the company had no vested or fundamental right to use them. Environmentalist organizations welcomed the ruling, while the court will further examine Exxon's claims of unconstitutional property taking.