Exxon asks court to block climate probe based on 'improper political bias'

Oil giant ExxonMobil asked a federal court on Monday to block a climate change investigation led by Democratic New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman into the company, arguing that the probe is based on a political agenda and should be deemed illegal.

The petition, filed in a federal district court in Texas, is the latest in the company’s pushback in the courts against both Schneiderman and Maura Healey, the Massachusetts AG, who are leading an investigation into the company’s record on climate change.