From Energy In Depth: Last week, two state attorneys general spearheading the climate litigation campaign against energy companies, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, were sued by government watchdogs for refusing to turn over records regarding their coordination with outside organizations. … Since the comprehensive failure of the New York attorney general’s […]
New Records Suit Filed Against Massachusetts AG Over Refusal to Release Records re Coordination with Tort Bar, Academics in Investigating Opponents
BOSTON, MA – Last week, Timothy Cornell of Cornell Dolan, P.C., filed suit against Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey under the Commonwealth’s public records law on behalf of the nonprofit transparency group Energy Policy Advocates (EPA). This suit seeks to compel the AG to reveal details about the use of law enforcement to advance private […]
Washington State AG Wants Court to Seal Explanation of its Involvement in Climate Litigation, Continuing its Effort to Shield Public Information
In an unusual move, well after merits arguments concluded the Washington State Attorney General’s Office has asked the Thurston County Superior Court to allow it to file a sealed affidavit by the Chief of its Environmental Protection Division, William Sherman, explaining why four- and five-year-old memos about possibly joining the New York AG’s Office in […]