ExxonMobil Sues California Over Laws Forcing It To ‘Trumpet’ State’s ‘Preferred Message’ on Climate Change

Exxon Fights California's Climate Speech Mandate

ExxonMobil filed a lawsuit against California, alleging that the state’s climate laws violate free speech. The laws, SB 253 and SB 261, require the company to “espouse California’s preferred framing for issues of immense public concern,” ExxonMobil said in the filing. The statutes “serve as a mouthpiece for ideas with which it disagrees,” the company explained, noting the policies “compel ExxonMobil to trumpet California’s preferred message even…

ExxonMobil Sues California Over Laws Forcing It To ‘Trumpet’ State’s ‘Preferred Message’ on Climate Change

ExxonMobil says the laws were crafted with the purpose of ‘spurring public opprobrium.’

ExxonMobil Sues California Over Forced Speech, Climate Reporting Laws

ExxonMobil says California’s disclosure and reporting laws violate its free speech by forcing the company to accept the state’s view on climate change.

ExxonMobil files lawsuit against California over climate disclosure laws

ExxonMobil is suing California over a pair of 2023 climate disclosure laws that the company says infringe upon its free speech rights, namely by forcing it to embrace the message that large companies are uniquely to blame for climate change. Exxon filed its complaint Friday in the U.S. Eastern District Court for California. It asks the court to prevent the laws from going into effect next year. In its complaint, Exxon says it has for years publi…

Exxon Mobil Takes Legal Action Against California Over Climate-Disclosure Laws

ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest energy producers, has filed a federal lawsuit against the State of California, challenging two groundbreaking laws that require major companies to disclose detailed information about their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. The company claims these laws are unconstitutional and exceed the state’s authority, marking another flashpoint in the growing clash between the fossil fuel in…

ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws

Exxon Mobil Corporation is suing the state of California over a pair of 2023 climate disclosure laws that the company says infringe upon its free speech rights, namely by forcing it to embrace the message that large companies are uniquely to blame for climate change. The oil and gas corporation based in Texas filed its complaint Friday in the U.S. Eastern District Court for California. It asks the court to prevent the laws from going into effect…