California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference on November 15, 2021 in San Francisco, California.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference on November 15, 2021 in San Francisco, California.
Mandatory Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/File via CNN Newsource

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California sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception around plastic recycling, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Monday alleging the company carried out a “decades-long campaign of deception” in which the oil and gas giant misled the public on the merits of plastic recycling.