The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has issued what appears to be the first congressional subpoena in its ongoing probe into the nationally coordinated climate litigation campaign against American energy companies, E&E News reports.

The investigation was launched in 2025 by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa with a primary focus on the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and its Climate Judiciary Project (CJP), which critics say have improperly attempted to influence judges who may one day preside over climate lawsuits.

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