by H. Sterling Burnett The Heartland Institute A New York state judge has ordered Exxon and the accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to turn over documents demanded by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D-NY) in his ongoing investigation of Exxon’s statements on climate change. The judge rejected Exxon’s claim Texas law protects accountant-client privilege, saying New York [...]
by Julie Kelly National Review Online The prognosis for a controversial cancer agency looks terminal. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) now faces congressional inquiries, legal challenges, and harsh criticism from the scientific community that are shredding the agency’s credibility and threatening its future. The Lyon, France–based group is an arm of the [...]
by Craig Richardson, E&E Legal Executive Director As appearing InsideSources One name surfaces again and again in WikiLeaks’ email to expose the corrosive influence of the Greens’ “rich uncle,” hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer. The eye-opening leaks show a pattern of Steyer wielding his fortune to bend Democratic politics in pursuit of his personal green [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
