For Immediate Release: March 31, 2015 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 202-758-8301 E&E Legal Files Suit to Compel U.S. State Department to Produce Documents Related to its Involvement with Green Activists, Certain Records Concerning "Climate Change" and the Paris, "Kyoto II" Meetings Today, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) filed a lawsuit to compel the U.S. [...]
by Bonner Cohen Heartlander Magazine In response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) call to adopt more aggressive targets to combat climate change, California lawmakers are considering several approaches to force state residents to reduce fossil fuel use and increase the volume of renewable and alternative fuels used. In his January State of the State address, [...]
Embargoed Until: March 26, 2015 10:00 a.m. EDT Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 202-758-8301 E&E Legal's David Schnare Testifies Before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Hearing on EPA's Compliance with FOIA, Federal Records Act; Says EPA's Culture of Failing to Meet its Responsibilities Under These Transparency Laws Must Change Washington, D.C. -- [...]
by Kimberly Strassel Wall Street Journal Conservative thought on campus these days is rare, though for some it’s still not rare enough. Witness the growing campaign by politicians, unions and environmentalists to intimidate into silence any academic or program that might challenge liberal ideology... Largely unnoticed is that the congressional climate crusaders didn’t come up [...]
E&E Legal was one of nearly twenty free market oriented groups who provided comments to the Honorable Michael Boots, Chair, regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review. In the summary, the letter said: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review is an inappropriate framework for making climate policy. Project-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions should not be a [...]
For Immediate Release: March 23, 2015 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 202-758-8301 Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act Used to Determine Whether UVA Can Keep Scientific Bias Secret Washington, D.C. — Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, accuses university faculty of bias based on the source of their funding – arguing [...]
Today, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) joined the American Energy Alliance (AEA), Heartland Institute, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), and 13 other groups in a letter sent to U.S. House Representatives urging them to support H.R. 703, a bill introduced by Cong. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), which would repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In [...]
Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow, participated as a speaker in the three-day Young America's Foundation High School Conference, which was held at the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, CA. To view the video, click here.
For Immediate Release: March 19, 2015 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 202-758-8301 E&E Legal Files Comments on EPA's Proposed Ozone Rule; EPA's Contention that the Rule Will Save Lives is Bogus as the Rule Will Actually Cause an Increase in Deaths Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) filed Comments [...]
Click here to download a complete pdf version of E&E Legal Letters Issue VI. Click on headlines for the full article. States should reject Obama mandate for clean-power regulations by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Lexington Herald-Leader, March 4, 2015 The Obama administration's so-called "clean power" regulation seeks to shut down more of America's power generation under [...]
