Senator Sanders, others urge DOJ to bring suits against ExxonMobil, Shell

Senator Bernie Sanders said in a tweet that, “Today, @SenWarren, @SenMarkey, @SenJeffMerkley and I sent a letter to Attorney General Garland urging the DOJ to bring lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry for its longstanding campaign to mislead consumers and discredit climate science in pursuit of massive profits. and other fossil fuel companies for their longstanding campaign to mislead consumers and discredit climate science in pursuit of massive profits.” Sanders also shared two pictures of the letter that reads in part, “We write to strongly urge the Department of Justice to bring suits against the fossil fuel industry for its longstanding and carefully coordinated campaign to mislead consumers and discredit climate science in pursuit of massive profits. The actions of ExxonMobil, Shell, and potentially other fossil fuel companies represent a clear violation of federal racketeering laws, truth in advertising laws, consumer protection laws, and potentially other laws, and the Department must act swiftly to hold them accountable for their unlawful actions.” Publicly traded companies in the space include BP (BP), Chevron (CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Shell (SHEL) and TotalEnergies (TTE).