Massachusetts judge requires Exxon to hand over climate documents

[babylonsister]

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Massachusetts judge requires Exxon to hand over climate documents


A Massachusetts judge has refused to excuse Exxon Mobil Corp from a request by the state's attorney general to hand over decades worth of documents on its views on climate change, state officials said on Wednesday.

The decision by Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Heidi Brieger denying Exxon's request for an order exempting it from handing over the documents represents a legal victory for Attorney General Maura Healey, who is investigating the world's largest publicly traded oil company's climate policies.

"This order affirms our longstanding authority to investigate fraud," Healey said on Twitter following the decision, adding that Exxon "must come clean about what it knew about climate change."

Exxon spokesman Alan Jeffers said the company was "reviewing the decision to determine next steps."

Healey is one of two state prosecutors, the other being her counterpart in New York, investigating whether Exxon knowingly misled its shareholders and the public as to what it knew about climate change.

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[vlyons]

1. This is news!

Slowly but surely, the truth is catching up with the criminals

[edhopper]

2. And they will still confirm Tillerson

if criminal behavior is uncovered, the Repugs will ignore it.