Latest Lawsuit Comes On Heels of Repeated Stonewalling
Washington, D.C. - After more than eight months of litigation with the U.S. Department of State, Power The Future is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its systemic cover-up of the secretive Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC.) For years, Power The Future has filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking basic information about the taxpayer-funded office formally run by John Kerry. At every turn, the Biden-Harris Administration has thwarted the law and used stalling tactics to keep this information hidden.
In the latest development, DOJ and agencies have made it clear that no documents related to Mr. Kerry and his climate office will be released until after the November election.
Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Power The Future’s “pattern and practice” lawsuit is asking a federal judge to put an end to the various stall tactics and finally compel the Biden-Harris Administration to come clean about their secret climate office.
“The Biden-Harris Administration’s disregard for transparency and flouting of the rules raises serious questions,” said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. “Rather than turn over basic information, they would rather stonewall until they are through the upcoming election. What type of influence peddling or green grift must be driving policies like the LNG export pause, gas stove ban, and EV mandates? We are left to wonder, since the Administration is refusing to comply with basic transparency requirements.”
PTF also filed a pattern and practice suit against the Environmental Protection Agency, for which DOJ and the U.S. Attorney's Office are engaging in the precise same tactics to run out the clock. The suits can be found here and here.
Helmed initially by John Kerry, today the SPEC is led by political operative John Podesta, who also serves as senior adviser to President Joe Biden for clean energy innovation and implementation.
In February 2024, PTF filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, listing the State Department as the defendant, after SPEC refused to disclose the names and job titles of Kerry's staff while similarly resisting congressional oversight related to the matter. After that, as PTF sought further detail, State's stonewall grew, ultimately leading to the abuses by its lawyers cited in PTF's complaint.
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