by Chris White Daily Caller A non-profit group that researches energy regulations is suing the State Department for information about a green energy lobbyist who coordinated with China to push Obama-era climate policies. The Institute for Energy Research filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration seeking records related to lobbyist Jennifer Morgan’s push for [...]
by Todd Shepard Washington Free Beacon Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania summed up his climate plan as "the quieter the better" in a face-to-face meeting with billionaire activist Tom Steyer in 2017, according to emails from a source with knowledge of the meeting. The emails also show Wolf worried that jumping into a state-based [...]
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI ) filed suit against the United States Department of State, keying off of a damning email obtained previously by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal), to force this agency that is still stonewalling about the Paris climate treaty to release documents about how the Obama [...]
by Kendra Gravelle Narragansett Times PROVIDENCE—Legislation to protect scientists and academic researchers from being required to disclose early research through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data requests has officially been signed into law. Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the legislation Tuesday, after the House passed a bill by a 58-6 vote in January and the Senate [...]
by Chris White The Daily Caller A conservative legal group said Wednesday that elements within the Trump administration are hiding evidence showing government officials coordinated with outside lobbying groups while negotiating aspects of the Paris agreement on climate change. Attorneys for the Department of State filed court documents Monday in response to an E&E Legal’s open records [...]
For Immediate Release: June 21, 2017 Contact: Craig Richardson [email protected] 202-810-2001 State Department Attempts to Change Rules in Response to E&E Legal Suit in order to Avoid Releasing Requested Paris Treaty Records Washington, D.C. – Yesterday Attorneys for the State Department filed a brief in response to the Energy & Environment Legal Insitute's (E&E Legal's) May Motion for Summary Judgment with the [...]
For Immediate Release: June 19, 2017 Contact: Craig Richardson [email protected] 202-810-2001 E&E Legal Files a Motion to Renew and Reargue with New York Supreme Court Concerning OAG FOIL Case Over Revelation of AG Efforts to Hide Schneiderman Use of Private E-mail New York, NY – Late last week, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal), acting on newly revealed information about [...]
by Ben Wolfgang Washington Times Newly released documents show just how badly the State Department wanted to get the U.S. into — and now to remain a party to — the Paris climate agreement that President Trump opposed in his campaign. As Mr. Trump meets next week with other world leaders at the Group of [...]
E&E Legal Files Motion Asking Court to Intervene in Ongoing State Department Stonewall of Records Relating to Paris Climate Treaty, Reveal the Scheme's "Business Validators", Correspondence with and About Department's Partners in Advocacy In productions under 2015 litigation, State continues to redact information that agencies regularly release, and information it has disclosed to reporters, others. At [...]
by Chris White Daily Caller A conservative legal group is asking Vermont lawmakers to punish the state attorney general for his handling of a public records request regarding a high-profile investigation into Exxon Mobil. Attorney General T.J. Donovan’s office decides whether to respond to public records requests for partisan reasons, according to the D.C.-based legal [...]
