{"id":454466,"date":"2026-07-07T10:49:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=454466"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:50:00","slug":"green-robes-red-strings-national-security-watchdog-flags-elis-ccp-ties-to-judicial-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=454466","title":{"rendered":"Green Robes, Red Strings: National Security Watchdog Flags ELI\u2019s CCP Ties to Judicial Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Legal Insurrection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If our political leaders are serious about both national security and the integrity of our courts, they must treat this as a counterintelligence problem, not just another Washington \u201creview.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posted by Leslie Eastman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Back in the autumn of 2025, I reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cut ties with the Environmental Law Institute (ELI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official statements from the agency indicate that the decision was taken because of concerns about ELI\u2019s alleged attempts to \u201cinappropriately influence <\/a>the judiciary,\u201d particularly in the context of climate litigation and judicial education programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is no longer in the Agency\u2019s interest for employees to participate in their official capacity in any conference, program or other event organized by the Environmental Law Institute, including but not limited to ELI\u2019s Climate Judiciary Project,\u201d Fotouhi said in the memo, which was obtained by POLITICO\u2019s E&E News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deputy administrator added, \u201cThus, EPA employees should not accept invitations to or participate in such events, including ELI\u2019s Annual Award Dinner in Washington, D.C., scheduled for October 7, 2025, in their official capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Now, a national security watchdog has asked Congress to investigate ELI<\/a> over historical partnerships and program activities involving Chinese government\u2013connected entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Environmental Law Institute, or ELI, has trained more than 2,000 American judges on environmental law through its Climate Judiciary Project since 2018, according to its website. During its decades of China-related work, the organization cultivated relationships with entities the report described as Chinese government-affiliated, CCP-linked or tied to China\u2019s military research ecosystem, according to State Armor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAcross three decades of engagement, ELI\u2019s work has uniformly advanced Chinese strategic and national security interests while undermining American national security by constraining domestic energy producers and industrial expansion and simultaneously pushing America toward dependence upon energy sources dominated by the PRC,\u201d a letter addressed to congressional leadership attached to the report reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Armor, a national security organization focused on state-level policy responses to foreign threats, is raising concerns that the ties could have domestic implications.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The organization, Environmental Law Institute, is selling out America to the CCP in China. ELI takes Chinese money, advises Chinese regulators tied directly to the CCP intelligence. They then turn to weaponize the American court system against our own energy companies.

Congress\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/Z3t2ngHzw1<\/a><\/p>— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) July 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>