Audrey Russo interviews GAO Board Member Chris Horner on the recent filing in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit of notes taken at a Rockefeller family mansion meeting. These records reflect two independent sources recording Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Director, Janet Coit, revealing that the State’s “climate nuisance” litigation against oil companies is […]
Month: April 2020
Rhode Island Outside Lawyers Tell Court Nothing to See Here in Rockefeller Meeting Notes re State Seeking “Sustainable Funding Stream”
In case you missed it, the State of Rhode Island’s private attorneys at Sher Edling LLP responded last week to Energy Policy Advocates’ Amicus brief in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. As CLW and other outlets have pointed out, public records obtained by the transparency group Energy Policy Advocates strongly suggest that the State of Rhode Island […]
1st Circuit Allows Amicus Brief Presenting Rockefeller Meeting Notes
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has issued an Order allowing the transparency group Energy Policy Advocates to file its amicus brief, over Rhode Island’s opposition. That brief introduces some remarkable public records, including two independent sets of notes taken at a private meeting (of public officials, with activist donors), documenting […]
GAO Files Suit against UCLA Seeking Records on Law School Involvement with Climate Litigation Industry
Read the release here. Read the complaint here.