Topic: Environment & Energy

Records Request to the Louisiana Attorney General for Communications with Chemical Companies

December 6, 2023
Records request to the Louisiana Office of the Attorney General seeking external communications with Denka, DuPont, Formosa, and Shintech.

Records Request to the Louisiana Department of Health for Communications with Chemical Companies

December 6, 2023
Records request to the Louisiana Department of Health seeking external communications with Denka, DuPont, Formosa, and Shintech.

Records Request to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for Communications with Chemical Companies

December 6, 2023
Records request to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality seeking external communications with Denka, DuPont, Formosa, and Shintech.

Conservative Attacks on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing

August 17, 2023
Among the latest conservative culture wars is a crusade against environmental, social, and governance investing, a practice in which companies take into account non-financial factors like greenhouse gas emissions when making business decisions. Using public records requests, American Oversight is investigating the impacts of anti-ESG bills and the influence networks working behind the scenes.

Records Request to the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System for communications with anti-ESG Interest Groups

June 20, 2023
Records request to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System asking for communications with anti-ESG interest groups, including Consumers' Research, and Strive Asset Management Group.

Records Request to Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for Analyses Concerning Divesting from Companies with ESG Policies

June 20, 2023
Records request to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts asking for analyses of policies relating to divesting from companies with environmental, social, and governance policies.

Records Request to the Division of Administration for communications with anti-ESG Interest Groups

June 20, 2023
Records request to the Louisiana Division of Administration asking for communications with anti-ESG interest groups, including ConsumersÕ Research, and Strive Asset Management Group.

Records Request to the Texas Permanent School Fund for Communications Related to ESG Investment Bans

June 20, 2023
Records request to the Texas Permanent School Fund for communications related to the Texas Comptroller's list of 'Financial Companies that Boycott Energy Companies.'

Records Request to the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System for Analyses Concerning Divesting from Companies with ESG Policies

June 20, 2023
Records request to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System asking for analyses of policies relating to divesting from companies with environmental, social, and governance policies.

Records Request to the Division of Administration for Analyses Concerning Divesting from Companies with ESG Policies

June 20, 2023
Records request to the Louisiana Division of Administration asking for analyses of policies relating to divesting from companies with environmental, social, and governance policies.