Billionaire-funded climate activists are embedded across the Michigan government, likely including Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office – which is in the process of bringing forth a lawsuit against oil and natural gas companies – according to public records.  

Michigan Capitol Confidential reports that public records obtained by the watchdog group Government Accountability and Oversight reveal AG Nessel previously had conversations about hiring Special Assistant Attorneys General (SAAG) funded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg.  

Nessel responded favorably when pitched in 2019 about the SAAG program from the Bloomberg-funded State Energy and Environmental Impact Center (SEEIC) at New York University’s Law School:  

“The center funds 17 law fellows who serve as special assistant attorneys general in various states, Skip Pruss of the consulting firm 5 Lakes Energy told Nessel’s office in an email. 

‘State AGs recruit and select their own law fellows. (Although the program is completely transparent and ethical, it may engender backlash),’ Pruss wrote to Nessel. ‘The IC pays all costs associated with its services….’ 

‘Sounds good to me,’ Nessel responded.” (emphasis added) 

EID Climate has questioned the existence of SAAGs in the Michigan AG’s office for years. The Washington Times reported in 2020 similar emails that noted the SEEIC “is keenly interested in supporting the MI AG office,” to which MI Deputy Attorney General Kelly Keenan replied:  

“This is very interesting. I will see about getting something scheduled.” 

While it remains unclear what the MI AG’s staffing situation currently looks like, Nessel and Keenan’s positive replies – and Nessel’s recent steps toward filing a climate lawsuit – track with what we’ve seen in other states with Bloomberg-funded SAAG agreements.  

Read the full post at EIDClimate.org.

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