The ecosystem of funders, activists, academics, and attorneys has operated in the shadows for too long. This week, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on anti-energy lawfare, shining a light on the deep pockets and anti-energy agendas behind climate lawsuits.

In comments during the hearing, Subcommittee chair Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) summed up the challenge:

“What we’re seeing is not the rule of law, it’s lawfare. These lawsuits aren’t meant to succeed on the merits, they’re designed to exhaust, to intimidate, and to destroy America’s energy sector. Death by a thousand cuts.”

Read more about the hearing at EIDClimate.org.

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