California officials sued Exxon Mobil, claiming the company spent decades deceiving the public about how much plastic can actually be recycled.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental nonprofits sued Exxon Mobil on Monday morning alleging the gas giant enacted a “decades-long campaign of deception” that fueled a global plastic pollution crisis.

California's attorney general targeted ExxonMobil in a lawsuit that aims to charge the oil giant for the clean-up of millions of tons of plastic waste, the latest in a string of suits leveled