BOSTON — A powerhouse trio of liberal Massachusetts women are taking aim at ExxonMobil, with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren firing off a Washington Post op-ed as the latest in a string of offensive maneuvers against the oil giant.
Warren, who penned the op-ed jointly with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), came out strongly in defense of two Democratic state attorneys general who have recently taken heat from conservatives for criminally investigating oil companies who have questioned the science behind claims of global warming. The AGs say they are trying to determine whether Exxon/Mobil "knowingly misled" the public regarding climate science.
BOSTON — Dangerous heat is expected to continue for the Boston area into the weekend, as the heat emergency declared by Mayor Marty Walsh earlier in the week remains in effect.
Highs on Friday are expected to get up into the mid- to upper 90s, but with high humidity it will feel like more than 100 degrees F, said AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines. Occasional showers and thunderstorms will spark in the evening, bringing some much-needed rain to the area, but posing some risks as well.
