Congressmen Want Probe of Exxon 'Failing To Disclose' Climate Data

"Members of Congress are asking for a federal investigation into ExxonMobil.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles) and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Walnut Creek) wrote a letter Wednesday to Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch asking the Department of Justice whether the company violated the law by “failing to disclose truthful information” regarding climate change.

The letter cites recent investigations by the Los Angeles Times, Columbia University’s Energy and Environmental Reporting Project, and Inside Climate News, which showed the company incorporated climate change research into its operations while publicly casting doubt on that very same science."

Michael Phillis and Susanne Rust report for the Los Angeles Times October 15, 2015.