Maura Healey

The ruling, and another crucial court decision last week, will force the oil giant to face charges it lied about global heating.

Massachusetts’ highest court on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, rejected a bid by ExxonMobil to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state that accuses the oil giant of misleading the public about the role its fossil fuels play in causing climate change.

States are confronting the future of gas in buildings — and facing a set of high-stakes questions.

Massachusetts' attorney general is calling on political leaders in the United States and Canada to take stronger measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales.