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California accuses Exxon Mobil of deceiving public, perpetuating ‘myth’ of plastics recycling

A toy dog skeleton and other plastic debris lie strewn along the banks of Ballona Creek in Marina del Rey, California.

LOS ANGELES — California’s attorney general has announced a first-of-its kind investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their alleged role in causing and exacerbating a global crisis in plastic waste pollution.

Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday that his office has subpoenaed Exxon Mobil Corp. seeking information related to the company’s role in global plastics pollution.

“For more than half a century, the plastics industry has engaged in an aggressive campaign to deceive the public, perpetuating a myth that recycling

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