As contractors for Exxon Mobil Corp. prepare to tear down a dilapidated building at the former Vacuum Oil refinery in the city’s southwest, the company will also focus on the pollution there.
Exxon Mobil recently reached an agreement with the state Department of Environmental Conservation to begin studying the extent of contamination at the 33-acre site.
Exxon Mobil previously submitted applications to enroll 5 Flint St. and nearby 15 Flint St., which it also owns, into the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. Those applications and their cleanup plans have been accepted by the DEC. The company will be eligible to receive state tax credits once the property is cleaned up to help offset costs…