Concern about plastics pollution has grown over the years as scientists learned more about its harmful impact on the environment.

California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastics pollution crisis

California Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Exxon Mobil in a lawsuit filed today of misleading the public about the environmental consequences of plastic production for decades. The first-of-its-kind civil suit targets the world's largest producer of chemical compounds that go into making plastic.