Today, the Oklahoma County Court found Scott Pruitt in violation of the state’s Open Records Act lawsuit against Scott Pruitt for improperly withholding responsive public records and ordered his office to release thousands of emails in a matter of days.
Environment
SCOTT PRUITT WITHHOLDS THOUSANDS OF EMAILS LIKELY CONCEALING TIES TO FOSSIL FUEL CORPORATIONS
Scott Pruitt has provided just 411 of at least 3,000 documents related to an open record request submitted by Center for Media and Democracy in 2015
Coal Power Play at DOJ Poses Conflicts for Sessions
Senator Sessions’ #1 campaign donor is utility giant Southern Co., which now has its lobbyist and former Sessions staffer installed as head of DOJ’s environmental division.
Scott Pruitt: Trump’s Pick for EPA
As the U.S. Senate takes up the nomination of Scott Pruitt today, CMD provides the essential bio.
Rex Tillerson and Exxon Spent Big on Climate Change Denial while Misleading Public, Evidence Shows
Trump’s choice to be America’s top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, has used Exxon’s profits to fuel climate change denial and obstruction through ALEC. And he’s close to Putin…
Revealed: The Trump Administration’s Energy Plan
The Donald Trump administration energy agenda is revealed in a memo prepared by Trump’s energy transition head Thomas Pyle, obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
Frackers Knew: Fossil Fuel Industry Has Known since 1967 that Injection Wells Cause Earthquakes, despite Denials
On August 9, 1967, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Northglenn, a northern suburb of Denver, Colorado. The Associated Press wrote that it was “the severest earthquake ever recorded” in the city’s history.
Fracking Special Interests Spent Big in 2016 Elections
According to FEC filings, corporations that profit from fracking funneled millions to PACs in the 2016 election cycle.
Dispatches from COP 22, UN Climate Negotiations in the Hottest Year on Record
Special report for CMD from Alex Carlin about his observations from the international climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco.
Leaked Audio Shows How Florida Utilities Sought to Deceive Public Into Believing Amendment 1 is Pro-Solar
Leaked audio offers new evidence that Florida utilities and their allies have sought to deceive the public into believing that the utility-funded Amendment 1 ballot initiative is pro-solar.