Minnesota, D.C. Attorneys General File Suits Over Climate Change

(June 30, 2020, 2:32 PM EDT) -- The attorneys general of Minnesota and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits in state court on June 24 and June 25, respectively, claiming that Exxon Mobil Corp. and others mislead consumers about the association between burning fossil fuels and climate change and have employed a “greenwashing” campaign that downplays the science of climate change, as well as their roles in contributing to global warming (Minnesota v. American Petroleum Institute, et al., No. 62 CV-20-3837, Minn. Dist., Ramsey Co., District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp., et al., No. 2020 CA 002892, D.C. Super.)....