by Jack Fitzpatrick October 31, 2016 A scientist involved in an international organization researching cancer offered his resignation in April because of uncertainty over whether its documents were subject to U.S. public records laws, according to emails obtained by Morning Consult. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has been under scrutiny since it published [...]
by Chris Horner, E&E Legal Senior Legal Fellow As appearing in RealClear Energy On Oct. 13, a federal court in Ft. Worth, Texas ruled that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is subject to legal “discovery” by ExxonMobil. This turns the tables on the Attorney General (AG), who had demanded the company’s records as part of [...]
For Immediate Release: October 25, 2016 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 Washington, D.C. - The following statement is from Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) General Counsel David W. Schnare, in response to two significant developments: Reuters reporting that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) instructed U.S. public employees to withhold documents being sought by open records [...]
by Kate Kelland Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's cancer agency - which is facing criticism over how it classifies carcinogens - advised academic experts on one of its review panels not to disclose documents they were asked to release under United States freedom of information laws. In a letter and an email seen [...]
For Immediate Release: October 25, 2016 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 Today, the Free Market Environment Law Clinic (FME Law) was forced to file suit (with exhibits), along with and on behalf of several New York citizens’ groups, against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office for wrongfully withholding records responsive to a Freedom of Information Law request. FME Law represents [...]
by David W. Schnare, E&E Legal General Counsel As Appearing in The Hill The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) has begun an inquiry using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to educate the public and policymakers on what are increasing, and increasingly expensive, questions surrounding what appears to be an activist, loosely affiliated [...]
by Bonner Cohen Heartland Institute In a closely watched decision, the San Bernardino, California County Board of Supervisors (SBBOS) voted 3–2 to reject a controversial solar-energy facility in California’s scenic Mojave Desert. The board rejected the facility by declining to certify permits required under state law... Critics of government-mandated and subsidized renewable-energy products were also [...]
For Immediate Release: October 14, 2016 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, ”a federal judge in Texas has issued a discovery order against the Massachusetts attorney general in the hotly-contested investigation about whether the oil giant concealed information about climate change from investors and the public." The court based its opinion on information E&E Legal [...]
by Bob Unruh WND It was a year ago when a long list of scientists wrote to the Obama administration urging the federal government to use RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, against global-warming skeptics... Now the tables are turned. A mathematician and software engineer has filed a lawsuit in Texas naming dozens [...]
by Chris White The Daily Caller Hillary Clinton political operative John Podesta suggested environmental billionaire Tom Steyer head the Energy Department in 2008, according to emails released Monday by WikiLeaks. Podesta, the chairman of Clinton’s Democratic presidential campaign, has been the target of WikiLeaks illegally obtained emails. The former Chief of Staff for President Bill [...]
