REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Exxon Mobil Corp FollowSept 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday refused to overturn a California county's decision to block Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) from using tanker trucks to ship crude oil from coastal facilities to inland refineries while a ruptured pipeline is fixed. The company has said trucks are "essential" to restarting three offshore oil platforms and an onshore oil processing facility that have been shuttered since the spill. Gee's decision did not address Exxon's claims that the board's decision amounted to an unconstitutional taking of the company's property and other constitutional claims. Attorney Linda Kropp, who represented several of those groups, said Exxon's trucking plan is "reckless, dangerous and totally unwelcome" and said it puts the community at risk of oil tanker crashes. Exxon had sued in May 2022, alleging the board's denial was a "prejudicial abuse of discretion."

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Persons: Yuri Gripas, Dolly Gee, Exxon's, Gee, Linda Kropp, Clark Mindock, Alexia Garamfalvi, Chris Reese Organizations: Exxon, Colonial Pipeline, REUTERS, Companies Exxon Mobil Corp, Exxon Mobil Corp, Santa Barbara County, Supervisors, Sierra Club, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, California, Los Angeles, Santa, Santa Barbara