DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. is squaring off against government investigators, including in Massachusetts, who believe the energy giant covered up knowledge of how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
Exxon went to state court this week in Texas to quash a subpoena issued last month by the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
NEW YORK (AP) — James Levine, the former Boston Symphony Orchestra maestro, will retire as the Metropolitan Opera's music director at the end of the season because of Parkinson's disease, ending a 40-year run that lifted the company to a golden era but became increasingly problematic as his health declined.
Met general manager Peter Gelb said Thursday that Levine, who will turn 73 in June, will become music director emeritus and a successor will be appointed in "a couple months." While Levine intends to conduct in future seasons and will remain head of the company's young artist development program, the Met said his health has made it difficult for him to keep a full schedule.
