{"id":2676211,"date":"2026-10-05T07:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignbig-law-is-backing-the-climate-adversaries-of-their-energy-clients\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T07:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:45:01","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignbig-law-is-backing-the-climate-adversaries-of-their-energy-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignbig-law-is-backing-the-climate-adversaries-of-their-energy-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Law Backs The Climate Adversaries Of Their Energy Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignbig-law-is-backing-the-climate-adversaries-of-their-energy-clients%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2676211&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Massive energy companies are financing both sides of multi-billion-dollar climate litigation because the high-profile law firms defending them also support thier opponents. A key case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Suncor v. Boulder, questions whether climate activists are using courts as a de facto legislature to shut down reliable energy sources, blaming energy firms for global emissions primarily produced by china, which emits three times as much as the U.S. Climate science is portrayed as unreliable and politicized.Adverse rulings could led to billions in damages against energy firms and impose a de facto national carbon tax, raising energy prices for consumers. These companies, such as ExxonMobil, BP, and others, face increasing litigation that could threaten their existence and fuel leftist attacks on private property.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, these firms fund their opponents through their legal representation, with prominent law firms like WilmerHale, Arnold &#038; Porter, and Latham &#038; Watkins defending these companies in climate lawsuits while also being connected to environmental advocacy organizations such as the Environmental Law Institute (ELI). Critics argue that ELI and similar organizations influence judicial training and decisions, often working closely with attorneys leading climate litigation, leading to concerns about impartiality and conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p>state attorneys general have accused organizations like ELI of lobbying judges to craft climate policy through the courts. ELI claims its training is impartial, but critics highlight ties to activists and litigators heavily involved in climate nuisance lawsuits. Judicial training manuals influenced by activist groups and endorsements by Supreme Court Justices have further swayed court decisions against energy interests. Several judges involved have recused themselves due to potential conflicts, but others have issued rulings threatening to open the floodgates for extensive climate-related lawfare.<\/p>\n<p>Big law firms representing energy companies also fund and collaborate with groups like ELI, raising questions about professional ethics and conflicts of interest. Notably, some firms have avoided political repercussions by dedicating large sums of pro bono work to causes aligned with leftist agendas. Meanwhile, legal activism is heavily skewed in favor of leftist causes, with important resources committed to defending illegal immigration, reproductive issues, and other conservative priorities, often supported by a handful of law firms subsidized by corporate clients.<\/p>\n<p>concerns are raised about foreign influence, notably connections between ELI and the Chinese government, with congressional investigations highlighting Chinese funding of climate lawfare aimed at weakening U.S. energy and economic independence. Despite numerous attempts for comment from the involved law firms and corporations, responses have been limited or non-existent. this complex network of legal, political, and corporate interests underscores the extensive and often opaque efforts shaping climate litigation and policy in the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Massive energy companies are funding both sides of multibillion-dollar climate litigation because the high-dollar law firms conducting their defense also support their legal adversaries. Major litigation using climate activists\u2019 strategy reaches the Supreme Court Monday morning in <em>Suncor v. Boulder<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That case concerns whether climate activists can use anti-Constitution courts as a national superlegislature to decommission the reliable energy that undergirds the U.S. economy. The plaintiffs seek to pillage reliable energy companies by blaming them for alleged global emissions that allegedly damage the far-left city of Boulder, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Even climate alarmists <a href=\"https:\/\/scienceinsights.org\/who-pollutes-the-most-countries-companies-industries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admit<\/a> China is the world\u2019s top source of energy emissions, annually releasing a claimed three times as much as the United States. Climate \u201cscience\u201d is <a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/category\/underlying-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notoriously unreliable<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/corbettreport.com\/list-of-things-caused-by-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">politicized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdverse verdicts could extract <a href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/reynoldslaw.us\/multnomah-countys-51-billion-lawsuit-against-big-oil-gas\/___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MDNhMGFjMDA2MjViNjA0MzlmZjk2OTk0NTIzYzIwNDI6Nzo3NmRjOjdmNzc2YTMzMmM2ZjgzYzljYTlhOThiMTA4MjRlNGY4MGY5OTYwN2E1OTcyOTFlNDc5NWE1OWI0YjAyY2RmYTg6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tens of billions of dollars<\/a> from the energy sector and effectively impose a national carbon tax on American consumers. Gas prices and utility bills would soar, left-wing activists and green advocates would cheer, and working families would bear the cost,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/10\/02\/climate-activists-want-the-supreme-court-to-impose-a-green-new-deal-that-voters-rejected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writes<\/a> consumer protection lawyer and former Arizona Attorney General O.H. Skinner.<\/p>\n<p>Massive energy firms such as ExxonMobil, Suncor, BP, Conoco Philipps, Philipps 66, and others face similar litigation in numerous cases that will increase if the Supreme Court rules in favor of Boulder. The damages demanded are so large they could end the companies and transform them into another massive money pot fueling even more leftist aggression against private property and limited government. <\/p>\n<p>Yet these same companies are effectively funding their would-be destroyers through the Big Law firms these companies have hired to defend themselves from ruin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsider WilmerHale, Arnold &#038; Porter, and Latham &#038; Watkins \u2014 three of the most prestigious law firms in the country,\u201d former Arizona Supreme Court justice Andrew Gould <a href=\"https:\/\/url.avanan.click\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2026\/09\/do-big-firms-environmentalist-ties-collide-with-their-energy-clients-interests\/___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YTpvOmFjODkyYzQ1YzRhODUzNzBlYzQ4MTllZmQ1ZDJjYTY4Ojc6ZTM4NDo2YTdkNjViYjYwMzNiOTIxOTgzNTg3M2QxZmE3NThkMGFmY2Q3NTUwZjlmN2ViOTJjNWFhNjBiM2ExNzQzZDJhOmg6VDpG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted recently at National Review Online<\/a>. \u201cAll three are representing major energy companies in climate lawsuits, and all three are closely connected to ELI\u201d \u2014 the Environmental Law Institute, a nonprofit that trains judges to rule in favor of climate activist litigation against reliable energy.<\/p>\n<h2>AGs: Activism Posing as Neutral Information<\/h2>\n<p>The attorneys general of 23 states last year <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/28\/23-attorneys-general-call-on-epa-to-defund-climate-lawfare-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> ELI \u201clobb[ies] judges in order to make climate change policy through the courts\u201d and asked the Trump administration to stop federal grants to the organization. ELI <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/MTAG\/2025\/08\/26\/file_attachments\/3367691\/AG%20Letter%20to%20EPA%20re%20ELI%20Grants%208.26.25%20FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says<\/a> its Climate Judiciary Project has trained 2,000 judges since it began in 2018 and rejects claims that its training is partisan. ELI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eli.org\/climate-judiciary-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says<\/a> its Climate Judiciary Project \u201ccollaborators\u201d are \u201cknown for their impartiality and are at the top of their fields in science and judicial education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gould says \u201cELI routinely partners with lawyers leading and shaping climate litigation against energy companies.\u201d He says University of California at Los Angeles law professor Ann Carlson served on ELI\u2019s board and has consulted for Sher Edling, a law firm that has engaged in \u201cmore than two dozen climate-nuisance lawsuits\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/search.aspx?filename=\/docket\/docketfiles\/html\/public\/25-170.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submitted<\/a> briefing in <em>Suncor v. Boulder<\/em>. ELI has also featured Michael Burger, a counsel to Sher Edling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducation is not \u2018neutral,\u2019 \u2018objective,\u2019 or \u2018reliable\u2019 if it is provided by individuals who are working with one side in active litigation and is designed to sway judges to that party\u2019s side,\u201d the attorneys general wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Gould noted in a call with The Federalist that state judges\u2019 dockets are \u201cheavy,\u201d they often \u201chaven\u2019t practiced in this area\u201d of law, \u201cand they get this training \u2026 and they assume it\u2019s just sort of unbiased and straightforward, and it\u2019s not so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJudges are inundated with studies from advocacy groups in terms of policy decisions and rule-making decisions,\u201d he said, and it can be hard to sift through which are reliable, especially given judges\u2019 workloads.<\/p>\n<h2>Influencing Judges through \u2018Education\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>ELI is not the only influence effort posing as education that pushes judges and lawyers to support the legal theories undergirding the ruinous \u201cpublic nuisance\u201d lawsuits against energy companies. Following extended Federalist reporting on the topic, the Federal Judicial Center and National Academies of Sciences <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/08\/10\/national-academy-of-sciences-pulls-biased-climate-guide-used-to-advise-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently retracted<\/a> a \u201cbiased\u201d climate training manual for federal judges with a forward written by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.<\/p>\n<p>Kagan has not recused herself from <em>Suncor <\/em>yet despite this apparent interest conflict and a recusal from constitutional justice Samuel Alito. Alito apparently recused over <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/09\/30\/supreme-courts-suncor-case-is-bigger-than-a-climate-policy-dispute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">false claims<\/a> he owns stock in the defendant companies.<\/p>\n<p>Judges influenced by the manual Kagan endorsed and climate activist groups like ELI have delivered adverse judgments against the energy companies funding activism against themselves via their law firms. Former Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Mark Recktenwald conducted training for ELI and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/judge-presiding-over-big-oil-climate-change-lawsuit-reveals-connection-plaintiffs-eco-lawyers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allowed<\/a> the <em>Honolulu v. Sunoco<\/em> case to proceed, threatening tens of billions in losses and extensive discovery costs as it heads toward trial. That case parallels the <em>Boulder <\/em>litigation and is one of \u201cmore than 40 climate change lawsuits against the American energy industry\u201d filed by Democrat-run states and cities, Gould says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould the Supreme Court endorse Boulder\u2019s position that states and localities can pursue these types of state-based claims against Suncor and Exxon, [Skinner] said that such a ruling would open up Pandora\u2019s box for leftists to advance similar lawfare against other industries they disfavor,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/09\/30\/supreme-courts-suncor-case-is-bigger-than-a-climate-policy-dispute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> The Federalist\u2019s Shawn Fleetwood.<\/p>\n<h2>Big Law Backs Anti-Energy Lawfare<\/h2>\n<p>The very law firms racking up huge fees for defending these energy companies in dozens of suits also fund organizations like ELI that train judges to rule against the energy companies\u2019 interests, Gould points out. WilmerHale represents ConocoPhillips in the <em>Honolulu v. Sunoco<\/em> litigation, and according to Gould, WilmerHale is not only an institutional member of ELI, its board chairman is a retired WilmerHale partner, and current WilmerHale partner Peggy Otum sits on ELI\u2019s board.<\/p>\n<p>Arnold and Porter represents BP in the <em>Honolulu v. Sunoco <\/em>litigation, and<strong> <\/strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arnoldporter.com\/en\/services\/capabilities\/practices\/environmental-enforcement-toxic-tort-litigation\/climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than 30<\/a>\u201d similar <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatepolicyradar.org\/navigator\/USA\/2025\/state-of-hawaii-v-bp-p-l-c_34f5bbb73b5c841049eb1673f4504358.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawsuits<\/a>. Gould writes that Arnold and Porter is not only an institutional member of ELI, partners Ethan Shenkman and Stacey Halliday sit on ELI\u2019s board, and former A&#038;P partner Michael Gerrard contributes to ELI trainings from Columbia Law School. A&#038;P also reportedly hosts ELI trainings for its staff.<\/p>\n<p>Latham &#038; Watkins represents Phillips 66 in the <em>Honolulu v. Sunoco<\/em> litigation <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatepolicyradar.org\/navigator\/USA\/2025\/state-of-hawaii-v-bp-p-l-c_34f5bbb73b5c841049eb1673f4504358.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca4.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/191644A.p.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">least<\/a> four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca4.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/191644A.p.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other<\/a> similar <a href=\"https:\/\/nsglc.olemiss.edu\/casealert\/nov-2023\/pac-coast-fed-fishermen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suits<\/a>.<strong> <\/strong>Gould writes that Latham &#038; Watkins is not only an institutional member of ELI, \u201cseveral Latham partners have served stints on ELI\u2019s board or leadership council, and the firm was central to the formation of ELI\u2019s China working group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ELI also reportedly has <a href=\"https:\/\/fedsoc.org\/events\/protecting-america-s-courts-from-foreign-influence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">connections to the Chinese government<\/a>, raising questions about foreign promotion of litigation adversarial to American interests. These connections have prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/nation\/states\/center-square\/legal-nonprofit-scrutinized-over-alleged-chinese-influence-ahead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">congressional investigations<\/a> of ELI\u2019s alleged CCP connections.<\/p>\n<p>In a congressional hearing last year, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz released <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/26\/gop-senators-present-evidence-china-bankrolls-environmentalist-lawsuits-to-cripple-u-s-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">evidence<\/a> that Communist China funds climate lawfare against U.S. energy companies to cripple U.S. national security and economic freedoms. Evidence presented during the hearing showed these communist-linked lawfare efforts are funded by more than $1 billion in foreign dollars and have already secured half a billion in adverse judgments. Cruz claimed ELI\u2019s Climate Judicial Project was one of several front organizations working this effort from the judicial side.<\/p>\n<p>None of these three law firms responded to repeated requests for comment over more than a week. Neither did BP and ConocoPhillips. A Phillips 66 spokesmen responded, \u201cPhillips 66 is confident in its legal representation and the counsel representing the company in this matter. As this matter involves ongoing litigation, we will not comment further.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Potential Conflicts of Interest<\/h2>\n<p>Gould pointed out that law firms routinely check potential conflicts of interest and reputational risks when representing clients. His article notes these kinds of interest conflicts could violate professional ethics guidelines and \u201cThe pertinent question is not just whether firms\u2019 relationships with ELI are technically permissible, but whether those commitments could create divided loyalties or constrain their professional judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March 2025, President Donald Trump issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/addressing-risks-from-wilmerhale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an executive order<\/a> cutting off federal contracts with WilmerHale and suspending security clearances for its lawyers for allegedly hiring and promoting staff based on sex and race, \u201cabus[ing] its pro bono practice to\u2026support[] efforts to discriminate on the basis of race, back[] the obstruction of efforts to prevent illegal aliens from committing horrific crimes and trafficking deadly drugs within our borders, and further[] the degradation of the quality of American elections, including by supporting efforts designed to enable noncitizens to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The order also charged the firm with \u201creward[ing]\u201d former Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team with positions at the firm after they conducted \u201cone of the most partisan investigations in American history.\u201d A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-judge-blocks-trump-order-against-law-firm-wilmerhale-2025-05-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">federal judge<\/a> struck down the executive order last year, claiming it is unconstitutional for the president to apply anti-partisan, anti-discrimination policies to federal contracts. The administration declined to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Latham &#038; Watkins and five other large law firms avoided similar action from the Trump administration against their allegedly partisan legal advocacy and alleged racial preferences by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/apr\/11\/trump-law-firms-pro-bono-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agreeing <\/a>to dedicate $125 million each in pro bono work to non-leftist causes.<\/p>\n<h2>Massive Asymmetry In Legal Activism<\/h2>\n<p>Large law firms known as \u201cBig Law\u201d provide billions every year in pro bono representation for largely leftist causes. When the Trump administration objected to this corporate bias that massively tilts U.S. courts toward far-left extremism, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigations\/trumps-war-big-law-leads-firms-retreat-pro-bono-work-underdogs-2025-07-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that leftist activists such as those attempting to prevent the lawful deportation of illegal aliens now could get only a few law firms, instead of dozens, to pursue their legal activism for free. They claimed losing just some of their free $1,000-per-hour lawyers for leftist activism constituted \u201ca tool of coercion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This asymmetry means leftists can easily get lawyers to defend just about anyone connected with their causes while non-leftists are often subject to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffClarkUS\/status\/2100267470569234484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruinous legal fees<\/a> to defend against lawfare and harms caused by leftist policies such as keeping Christians from foster care programs, forcing nuns to pay for abortions, forced Covid shots, removing gender-confused children from loving parents, frivolous professional licensing complaints arising from conservative speech, and more.<\/p>\n<p>All paying clients, such as massive energy companies, effectively subsidize law firms\u2019 pro bono work.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Joy Pullmann is executive editor of The Federalist and the writer and host of The Federalist&#8217;s lawfare podcast series, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/overruled-ep-1-where-lawfare-came-from-and-how-it-rules-the-world--75118735\" target=\"_blank\">Overruled<\/a>.&#8221; Her latest book with Regnery is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/false-colors-the-flag-of-our-occupation-joy-pullmann\/20707173?ean=9781684515875\">False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America<\/a>.&#8221;  A happy wife and the mother of six children, her ebooks include the NEW &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/ZT5Wd\" target=\"_blank\">300 Classic Books for Ages 9 to Adult<\/a>,&#8221; and the bestselling &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/R1JL\">Classic Books For Young Children<\/a>.&#8221;      An 20-year education and politics reporter, Joy has testified before nearly two dozen legislatures on education policy and appeared on major media including Tucker Carlson, CNN, Fox News, OANN, NewsMax, Ben Shapiro, and Dennis Prager. Joy is a grateful graduate of the Hillsdale College honors and journalism programs who identifies as native American and gender natural. Joy is also the cofounder of a high-performing Christian classical school and the author and coauthor of classical curricula.    Her traditionally published books also include &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Education-Invasion-Parents-Control-American\/dp\/1594038813\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1486730068&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=education+invasion\">The Education Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents for Control of American Kids<\/a>,&#8221; from Encounter Books.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy firms fund both sides of climate lawsuits, court battle looms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":519,"featured_media":2676212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/30624736727_58c52cc88c_k.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51667,48001,51639],"class_list":["post-2676211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-climate-change-2","tag-energy-industry","tag-law-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/30624736727_58c52cc88c_k.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/519"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2676211"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2676214,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676211\/revisions\/2676214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2676212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2676211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2676211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2676211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}