by Stan Parker Law360 Law360, New York (August 4, 2016, 5:31 PM ET) -- A conservative environmental litigation group said Thursday that a group of state attorneys general signed a “secrecy pact” meant to obstruct open-records requests as part of a political effort meant to silence climate change critics, an allegation the New York Attorney [...]
by Stan Parker Law360 Law360, New York (August 4, 2016, 5:31 PM ET) -- A conservative environmental litigation group said Thursday that a group of state attorneys general signed a “secrecy pact” meant to obstruct open-records requests as part of a political effort meant to silence climate change critics, an allegation the New York Attorney [...]
For Immediate Release: August 4, 2016 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 State AG ‘Secrecy Pact’ Aimed at Thwarting Transparency Laws Released; E&E Legal Obtains Document From DC Following Litigation Washington D.C. -The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) has obtained a copy of the purported “Common Interest Agreement” led by New York’s Attorney General [...]
by Scott K. Johnson Ars Technica In the past, we’ve covered attempts by some political groups (or politicians) to access climate scientists’ e-mails. The idea is generally to trawl through them for anything that can be used to bolster the claim that climate science is somehow fraudulent—hypothetically vindicating those who have refused to acknowledge the [...]
by Alatheia Nielsen MRC News Buster When Democrats unveiled their new party platform at the DNC, it read like the mission statement from Tom Steyer’s NextGen Climate PAC. The Energy & Environment Legal Institute first identified the similarities in a July 25 report, calling them “policy plagiarism.” The report also called Tom Steyer “the most [...]
On August 2, E&E Legal Executive Director Craig Richardson was the guest on Zeb Bell's talk radio show. He discussed the latest efforts by a group of attorneys general to use their prosecutorial powers to silence dissenters of the 'climate change' agenda pushed by wealthy benefactors like Tom Steyer. Click below to listen. [podcast title="Richardson Bell Interview"]https://eelegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Richardson-Zeb-Bell-Talk-Radio-Show-Final-8-2-16.mp3[/podcast] [...]
by Stan Parker Law360 Law360, New York (August 2, 2016, 6:43 PM ET) -- Two free-market litigation outfits have asked an Empire State court to make New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman cough up records they say will show illicit coordination among state attorneys general and environmentalists to silence critics of climate change. The Energy [...]
by Matthew Hamilton Times Union Two conservative environmental legal groups are suing the state attorney general for communications connected to an ongoing climate change-related investigation into Exxon Mobil at the same time Republicans on a congressional committee also are seeking similar documents. The Washington-based Free Market Environmental Law Clinic and Energy and Environment Legal Institute [...]
by Anthony Adragna Bloomberg BNA Two free-market legal groups are suing New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for what they say are public records related to the ongoing investigation into whether Exxon Mobil Corp. misled investors and the public about how climate change may affect its business. The Free Market Environmental Law Clinic and the [...]
by Chris White Daily Caller Two conservative environmental law groups are suing New York’s attorney general for withholding information related to an investigation of groups and companies skeptical of global warming. The Free Market Environmental Law Clinic (FME Law) and the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) filed a lawsuit last week against Attorney [...]
