Case studies

ExxonMobil — Climate Disclosures + EPA Enforcement

30 EPA enforcement actions + 6 SEC filings worth of climate-risk disclosure + state AG investigations — the cross-agency demo case.

1990s–present EPA SEC DOJ FTC
ExxonMobil is our cleanest cross-agency demo: 36 events in the last 2 years (30 EPA enforcement + 6 SEC filings). The EPA dataset covers Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and RCRA violations at refineries and pipelines nationwide. SEC filings include climate-risk disclosures that became central to state-AG fraud investigations.
Live cross-agency timeline: /entity/XOM — one API call returns every regulatory event for this entity across 21+ verticals.

EPA enforcement: 30 actions in our window

Most are tied to refinery operations — Beaumont, Baton Rouge, Baytown — under Clean Air Act NSPS for petroleum refineries. Settlements include injunctive relief + civil penalties.

SEC climate-risk disclosure trail

Exxon's 10-K Risk Factors evolved dramatically post-2015 Paris Agreement. Climate-related disclosures became part of state-AG investigations (NY AG Schneiderman case dismissed; MA AG case continues).

USAspending: net importer of federal $

ExxonMobil receives federal R&D awards (DOE basic energy science), DOD jet-fuel contracts, and federal-lease royalties paid (BOEM offshore). Search top recipients.