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

California has launched legal action against one of the world’s biggest oil companies, claiming it lied about the effectiveness of its plastics recycling in order to boost profits. Rob Bonta, the California attorney general,