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Democrats mounting Big Tobacco-style probe of oil companies, industry fights back

2016-04-12 23:07:22| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Democratic officials' push against fossil fuel companies is entering a new phase as state attorneys general launch investigations that mirror the Justice Department's landmark case against "Big Tobacco," probing claims that oil companies misled the public about the risks of global warming -- a charge industry representatives adamantly reject. Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin Islands are the latest to announce probes , specifically into whether ExxonMobil was up-front regarding what it knew about climate change.

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