Kansas AG Asks DOJ to Probe China-Linked Entity Over Climate-Related Lawsuits

The attorney general said the group’s actions appear to align with Beijing’s interests.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach answers questions from reporters during a news conference outside his office in Topeka, Kan., on May 1, 2023. John Hanna/AP Photo

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation into a San Francisco-based organization with links to China.

In a July 28 letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Kobach accused Energy Foundation China (EFC) of being part of an “environmental lawfare campaign” that puts the United States at a “strategic disadvantage.”