Washington, D.C. – Today, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) released new research that details how major environmental non-government organizations (ENGOs) in the U.S. and U.K. are being funded by a few ultra-wealthy population control extremists in the United States. This new report from E&E Legal and the U.K. based Taxpayers’ Alliance details how [...]
by Susan Crabtree Washington Free Beacon The fight over a California state bill to create a $3 billion state subsidy program for electric vehicles, a potential boon for Tesla, is intensifying with the Senate set to take up the measure Monday. Conservatives this week criticized environmentalist activist Tom Steyer for backing the bill, which would [...]
by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment As appearing in Flash Report Much has been said already about the betrayal by Assembly Republican leader Chad Mayes, pushing for enough republican members to pass Jerry Brown’s cap and trade extension. He’s been trying to justify the vote and coercion of fellow republicans [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in The Daily Sentinel One of Shakespeare’s most famous lines comes when Hamlet asks his mother how she reacts to a certain character’s effusive and flowery language, and she responds, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” It’s among the bard’s many lines still quoted [...]
by Chris White The Daily Caller Vermont is refusing to comply with a court order forcing officials to release communications about the state’s supposed involvement in a climate inquisition against fossil fuel groups, a conservative legal group said Monday. Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan denied conservative group E&E Legal’s request for communication between former Attorney [...]
The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute was forced to file suit (along with Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2) against the National Institute for Environmental Health Studies (NIEHS) a component of the Department of Health & Human Services, after NIEHS ignored two different FOIA requests made seeking public records, specifically proposals and contracts between the agency and the [...]
For Immediate Release: July 27, 2017 Contact: info@eelegal.org 202-810-2001 Washington, D.C. – The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) has two freedom of Information Act cases pending against the Vermont Attorney General's Office for records relating to the notorious "climate-RICO" scheme among ideologically aligned, activist state AGs, first exposed by E&E Legal last April. At least until [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow As appearing in the Flash Report As the California Legislature voted Monday to extend the corrupt Cap and Trade taxing and regulatory program by 10 years, eight turncoat Republican legislators voted with the Democrats. They received support from the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Manufacturing and [...]
On July 14, 2017, E&E Legal President Craig Richardson participated on WINA's The Schilling Show to discuss Climate Activists Legal Abuse. He shared his views on Money behind the “green” movement, Legal standard in court cases, when the truth is exposed, and the cost of challenging the green machine.
by Valerie Richardson Washington Times A Bermuda company has denied funneling Russian money to environmental groups after being named by two key House Republicans in a letter calling for a probe into foreign funding of anti-fracking advocacy. Roderick M. Forrest, attorney for Klein Ltd., described as “completely false and irresponsible” accusations that Kleinhas acted as [...]
