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House panel subpoenas attorneys general over Exxon Mobil probe

By Kyle Feldscher
Published July 13, 2016 8:24pm ET
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House panel subpoenas attorneys general over Exxon Mobil probe
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, says the attorneys general are criminalizing science that says climate change isn't real. (AP Photo) | Charles Dharapak

The chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee announced he has subpoenaed the Democratic New York and Massachusetts state attorneys general over their investigations into Exxon Mobil and anti-climate change groups.

The subpoenas were sent Wednesday regarding the subpoenas issued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. They are the only two of a group of 20 attorneys general who got together earlier this year at Schneiderman’s behest to promise to work on climate change using their law enforcement powers.

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