Report: How Radical Environmental Special Interests Manipulate the Federal Judiciary
September 30, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled, "How Radical Environmental Special Interests Manipulate the Federal Judiciary." The report reveals how the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), a left-wing environmental activist group that pushes for greater regulation of American industries, and its Climate Judiciary Project (CJP) target judges whom they believe may be likely to hear disputes surrounding climate change with one-sided judicial training seminars intended to influence the outcome of litigation. This targeted influence campaign undermines the American tradition of unbiased neutrality by predisposing federal and state judges in favor of plaintiffs bringing novel lawsuits against American energy producers.
Since August 2025, the Committee and its Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet have been conducting oversight of ELI's attempts to bias federal judges through its judicial "educational" programs. To date, the Committee and Subcommittee have received and reviewed more than 15,000 pages of documents and compelled day-long testimony from key players in ELI's initiative.
The Committee's and Subcommittee's oversight has highlighted the scope of radical environmentalists' efforts to indoctrinate and bias judges, including:
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