Exxon files defamation lawsuit against Calif. AG, alleging smears after green hydrogen failure

ExxonMobil is continuing to push back against activists who have long demonized the company as "deceiving the public" about the impacts of fossil fuels. On Monday, Exxon filed a defamation lawsuit against in the Federal District of Eastern Texas against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club. 

The lawsuit alleges that Bonta and the activists groups coordinated a campaign to defame Exxon over its promotion of advanced plastics recycling, while acting in the interest of an Australian company hoping to produce renewable-produced hydrogen and compete with Exxon in the energy market.