Ciel statement on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling on Exxon

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) responds to a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that allows the State Attorney General to investigate ExxonMobil regarding the concealment of fossil fuels' role in climate change.

• The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied ExxonMobil's attempt to prevent Attorney General Maura Healey from accessing records for an investigation into whether the company hid its knowledge of the link between fossil fuels and climate change.
• The court's decision that Exxon's standard franchise agreement applies, rather than just the individual gas stations, suggests the company may face similar investigations in other jurisdictions.
• The ruling confirms the Attorney General's power to investigate climate denial using consumer protection statutes, which are mirrored in more than twelve other states.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2018). Ciel statement on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling on Exxon. https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-massachusetts-supreme-judicial-court-ruling-exxon/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Ciel statement on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling on Exxon. 2018. https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-massachusetts-supreme-judicial-court-ruling-exxon/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Ciel statement on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling on Exxon |date=13 April 2018 |url=https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-massachusetts-supreme-judicial-court-ruling-exxon/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2018ciel, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Ciel statement on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling on Exxon}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-massachusetts-supreme-judicial-court-ruling-exxon/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }