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Tuesday, September 11th, 2018

House Republicans escalate crusade against environmental groups working in China

Author:     MARK HAND
Source:     Think Progress
Publication Date:     SEP 7, 2018, 2:22 PM
 Link: House Republicans escalate crusade against environmental groups working in China
Stephan:   The Republican Party is quite literally a danger to your health. They are the party of the oligarchs, most of whom care only about becoming even richer than they already are. Human wellbeing? Planetary wellbeing? Who cares?

Utah Republican Representative Rob Bishop,
Credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Two leaders of the House Natural Resources Committee are continuing their crusade against environmental groups. This time they are targeting the World Resources Institute (WRI), a well-respected international environmental and climate research group, over its environmental and sustainability programs in China.

Reps. Rob Bishop (R-UT), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Oversight and Investigations subcommittee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) sent a letter Wednesday to WRI President Andrew Steer asking him to provide information on work WRI has done with the Chinese government.

The House members gave WRI until next Wednesday to produce a large set of documents, including any information related to whether the group has registered as a foreign agent. The Republicans also requested a list of all WRI personnel who have engaged in “any work by WRI referring or related to China from January 1, 2014 to the present.”

The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) requires all people and organizations acting in the U.S. on behalf of foreign countries to register with the Justice […]

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