Exxon, Massachusetts Clash Over Climate Damages, Public Records

Exxon Mobil Corp. and Massachusetts freshly feuded this week over allegations of poor government transparency and deception over climate change in a pair of state court cases, underscoring the grinding nature of legal battles over climate change accountability.

Exxon tripled down on the allegations it made in a 2025 lawsuit against the state arguing, in a second amended complaint on May 19, Massachusetts violated the oil producer’s equal protection rights by not properly complying with its public records request seeking information on whether the state followed its own climate law. The two sides on May 20 then argued in ...