Exxon Mobil Corp. was accused by Massachusetts of misleading investors and the public about the projected financial impact of climate change on its business, just two days after a trial started on similar claims in New York.
The 205-page complaint, filed Oct. 24 in Boston, is the second state lawsuit claiming that Exxon lied about how it accounts internally for the expected future cost of climate change regulations and taxes on greenhouse gas emissions.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey overcame what she said were numerous obstacles put up by Exxon to derail an investigation, including a lawsuit alleging the probe ...
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