The Energy 202: New York steps up legal fight against ExxonMobil
THE LIGHTBULB New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks with reporters about preparations for an upcoming snow storm in January. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) This week, ExxonMobil asked to depose 16 California state officials who sued the company over selling fuel they say is warming the planet, raising the seas and, they contend, threatening their communities — just the most recent escalation in the legal fight between the largest U.S. oil and gas firms and blue-state officials over climate change. Undeterred, one of the most prominent members of the latter group — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — sued ExxonMobil and four other oil...
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