Dems Subpoena ExxonMobile, Chevron Execs, Say They Concealed Climate-Related Evidence

Dems Subpoena ExxonMobile, Chevron Execs, Say They Concealed Climate-Related Evidence

The House Oversight Committee's chairwoman subpoenaed the top executives of ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil enterprises Tuesday amid accusations that the companies failed to turn over needed documents for an investigation, the Associated Press reported.

The probe is looking to uncover whether the oil industry concealed evidence about the perils of global warming.

Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York, the chairwoman, said that she made efforts to get the documents from the oil giants voluntarily, but "the oil companies employed the same tactics they used for decades on climate policy — delay and obstruction.''