Senate Hearing Highlights Alleged CCP Links in Funding Climate-Related Lawsuits

Sen. Ted Cruz said the CCP has funneled $12 million to U.S. climate groups since 2020 via a San Francisco nonprofit.
Senate Hearing Highlights Alleged CCP Links in Funding Climate-Related Lawsuits
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
John Haughey
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Congress must streamline federal environmental regulations and preempt state laws, or the nation’s energy producers will continue to be handicapped by climate-related litigation often sponsored by foreign financiers, including—some alleged in a recent Senate hearing—the Chinese Communist Party.

Acknowledging that he is a “strong opponent” of preemption—when a higher level of government precludes, or “preempts,” actions by those below—Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said the matrix of federal, state, and local environmental legislation adopted since the 1970s is ripe for litigative exploitation.

John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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