The head of a U.S. House panel on Tuesday subpoenaed four major oil companies and two lobbying groups for documents related to their actions on global warming as part of a year-long probe into potential climate deception by the energy industry. Representative Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat and the chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued subpoenas to Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) , Chevron Corp (CVX.N) , BP America (BP.L) and Shell Oil (RDSa.L) , and to industry body the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The committee had asked the companies and organizations on Sept. 16 for documents on issues including their role in contributing to climate change, their marketing and lobbying efforts, and any funding of third parties to spread disinformation on climate. “To date, none of the entities has substantially complied with the Committee’s requests” […]

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