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Exxon declined to answer specific questions, but in a statement said the company "contractually requires all of our suppliers to comply with all applicable environmental, health, safety and labor laws for themselves and their subcontractors."
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The final investment decision, announced Friday, comes a year after Exxon first said it was considering the project in north Baton Rouge, and just weeks after the company warned it might reduce its local investments after being rejected for two unrelated tax breaks by the East Baton Rouge school board.
