Chris Horner, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and also Board member of CLW’s own Government Accountability & Oversight, was quoted in an article about attorneys general hiring private attorneys to represent the state’s interests at the taxpayers’ expense. The article explains, “Though private lawyers routinely reach agreements to fund state litigation, they […]
SEC Drops Investigation of ExxonMobil’s Climate Change Disclosures – Another Big Defeat for the NY AG’s Case Against the Energy Industry
On Friday, it was revealed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would drop its investigation into ExxonMobil for the company’s “climate change risk disclosure” to investors. This means the SEC decided against trying to penalize the company over its disclosures and how it accounted for oil and gas assets. There is a fulsome record compiled […]
Former Washington State Attorney General Speaks Out Against Climate Lawsuits
Ken Eikenberry, former Washington state attorney general, published an opinion editorial in the Dallas Morning News, detailing how environmental activists, deep-pocketed donors, trial lawyers and ambitious politicians have targeted the energy industry a tightly coordinated campaign. Eikenberry notes, “The narrative of an organic movement of environmental defenders taking on Big Oil has been depicted by […]