Wasserman also played a critical role in Minnesota s litigation, connecting activist lawyers with local climate change activists like
Michael Noble head of the Minnesota-based organization Fresh Energy who served as a local front for the project.
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According to its website, Fresh Energy s mission is to shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies with a focus on speeding Minnesota s transition to clean energy.
On April 19, 2019, Fresh Energy sent Ellison a nearly 50-page long document titled Potential Lawsuit against Fossil Fuel Companies for Minnesota Climate Change Damages, which encouraged legal action against energy companies.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Republican lawmakers are considering launching an investigation to review the origins of Minnesota Attorney General Ellison s climate change lawsuit against Big Oil.
Rachel Aplikowski, communications director for the Senate Republican Caucus, said the use of outside counsel to pursue the litigation and whether Ellison has been completely transparent about the foundation of the case is raising concerns among leadership. I am very concerned about any outside influence on the duties and responsibilities of the Minnesota AG’s office, Aplikowski said. Minnesotans deserve an Attorney General’s office that is focused on the most pressing needs of Minnesotans, not on the wish list of liberal, special interest groups from New York.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is facing mounting criticism for his use of privately funded attorneys to pursue a climate change lawsuit against Big Oil.
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MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge remanded Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s lawsuit over climate change last week to Ramsey County state court.
“Defendants may appeal this decision which would result inevitably in a much longer delay,” wrote Chief Judge John R. Runheim of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in his March 31 opinion. “But balancing the hardships between the two parties, and not knowing whether the Defendants will appeal the remand, the Court finds that the State would likely be more prejudiced by a stay than Defendants would be by proceeding.”