Reports: ExxonMobil faces legal probe over alleged climate change scandal

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New York attorney general issues subpoena relating to allegations oil giant underplayed early warnings about climate change threat

ExxonMobil is facing an investigation by the New York attorney general's office over whether it misled the public and investors over the scale of the climate risks the oil giant faces. The New York...

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