Exxon’s Climate Trial Is Over, But the Legal War Is Just Beginning
A dozen “public nuisance” lawsuits accuse fossil fuel giants of hiding, and denying, their knowledge of global warming.
As New York Takes Exxon to Court, Big Oil’s Strategy Against Climate Lawsuits Is Slowly Unveiled
Tillerson's appearance was just one of several recent watershed moments for efforts to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its dominant role in causing...
New York Attorney General Drops Part of Exxon Case
The New York attorney general’s office Thursday dropped part of its securities-fraud case against Exxon Mobil Corp. on the final day of a rare climate-change-related trial that has pushed the...
Exxon’s Climate Fraud Trial Nears Its End: What Does the State Have to Prove to Win?
With only days left before the two sides deliver their closing arguments, here's a look at what the attorney general needs to prove and how...
Exxon Opens Defense in New York Climate Fraud Trial
Auter’s testimony went right to that issue. “I did not appreciate the distinction of using the words greenhouse gas cost and proxy cost,” he testified.
Massachusetts Sues Exxon Over Climate Change, Accusing the Oil Giant of Fraud
Exxon is facing allegations of deceptive advertising, misleading investors and actions that threaten the world economy. It's already on trial in New York.
How Exxon’s Climate Change Trial Became a Battle Over Numbers
The oil company couldn’t stop New York’s lawsuit, but the evidence forced the state to pivot. Outside the courthouse, protesters just want Big Oil to...
New York Opens Trial Accusing Exxon of Defrauding Investors on Climate Risks
Judge Barry Ostrager [heard] the first arguments in a trial that will decide whether Exxon deceived investors in violation of the Martin Act, New York’s powerful...