- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 21, 2022
Minnesota Attorney General Claims Ignorance When Pressed on Donor Influence
In a recent interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he does not know who funds the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at New York University Law School – the program that has paid the salaries of two Special Assistant Attorneys General (SAAGS) serving in his office that have played a major role supporting his climate lawsuit against energy producers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 18, 2022
8th Circuit Zeroes in on Federal Nature of Minnesota Climate Lawsuit
A panel of justices on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals probed attorneys about the federal nature of Minnesota’s climate lawsuit during oral arguments last week over whether the case should be heard in federal or state court.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 10, 2022
Minnesota Considers Legislation to Block Attorney General from Accepting Bloomberg Attorneys
This week, the Minnesota Senate’s State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee advanced legislation that would prevent privately paid outside lawyers from working in the state attorney general’s office.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 26, 2021
Surprise: Activists Support the Minnesota Climate Lawsuit They Wrote
Activist groups Center for Climate Integrity and Fresh Energy, key players in the climate litigation campaign, are running the show in Minnesota – from both the inside and the outside.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 17, 2021
Minnesota Attorney General Praises Transparency While Ignoring It Himself
In a recent Minneapolis Star Tribune op-ed, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison swears that his office has been completely transparent about the climate lawsuit it filed against energy companies and trade associations in June 2020.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 22, 2020
Revealed: Minnesota Attorney General Enlists Sher Edling for Climate Case
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is again relying on a national network to boost his climate lawsuit by recruiting the plaintiffs’ law firm Sher Edling, one of the key players in the climate litigation campaign, to help represent the state alongside his office.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 9, 2020
Activists Launch Video Featuring Minnesota Attorney General Discussing Climate Lawsuit
Activist groups at the heart of the climate litigation campaign have launched a new video featuring Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison promoting the climate lawsuit he filed this summer.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 28, 2020
Activists Convinced Minnesota Attorney General To File Climate Lawsuit
A Minnesota activist group completely blew the cover of the entire climate litigation campaign by acknowledging how closely private individuals and organizations have coordinated with state attorneys general to promote lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020