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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 18:43:57+00:00

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The Washington Legal Foundation has received funding from Koch Family Foundations, oil company ExxonMobil, Scaife Family Foundations, and the tobacco industry as well as numerous other large, conservative foundations. It has represented large oil companies including ExxonMobil, and has worked with large tobacco companies including Phillip Morris — the same companies that provided it millions of dollars in financial contributions.
According to public 990 tax filings, Washington Legal Foundation gave $11,684,725 to the U.S. Justice Charitable Foundation in 2010. WLF's 2008 990 form lists the U.S. Justice Charitable Foundation as a related tax-exempt organization.
View the attached spreadsheet for additional information on the Washington Legal Foundation's funding by year (.xlsx).
Another group, the Allied Education Foundation, reported on its tax forms that it worked “in association with Washington Legal Foundation” in 2013. It has also provided funds to WLF.
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Esq.
Richard L. Frank — Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC, Washington, D.C.
Coleen Klasmeier — Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.
Carter G. Phillips — Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.
Joseph A. Artabane, Esq. — Artabane & Belden, P.C.
Professor Thomas E. Baker — Professor of Law, Florida International University College of Law.
Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr., Esq. — Partner, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC.
Michael K. Brown, Esq. — Partner, Reed Smith, Los Angeles, CA.
Richard Duesenberg — Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Monsanto Company.
Professor Maurice J. Holland — Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon, School of Law.
Clarence T. Kipps, Jr., Esq. — Of Counsel, Miller & Chevalier, Washington, DC.
The Honorable Robert F. McDonnell — Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia.
Glen D. Nager, Esq. — Partner, Jones Day, Washington, DC.
The Honorable Mark Shurtleff — Attorney General, State of Utah.
The Honorable Don Stenberg — Former Attorney General, State of Nebraska.
Ambassador Robert S. Strauss — Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC.
John Thorne — Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Verizon Communications, Inc.
Wayne Withers — Of Counsel, Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO.
Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA.
The lawsuit was directed at ExxonMobil Corporation among 19 American oil and energy companies.
WLF opposed the EPA's proposed endangerment finding which would classify elevated atmospheric concentrations of six GHGs, including carbon dioxide (CO2), as air pollution with the potential to endanger public health and welfare.
WLF filed comments with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on its proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards which would improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
WLF filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals urging the court to reject an appeal filed by the State of California that had described global warming is a public nuisance that has caused California to suffer beach erosion and other environmental impacts.
California listed the General Motors Corporation and five other major automakers as partially responsible for contributing to the global warming.
WLF filed an amicus brief in Massachusetts v. EPA, 127 S. Ct. 1438, declaring that Congress did not give authority to the EPA under the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide emissions for climate change purposes.
WLF, which receives funding from the Philip Morris tobacco company (PM), publicly defended the tobacco industry.
“WLF at-a-glance,” wlf.org. Archived September 2, 2008. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmogBlog.
WLF 2014 Annual Report (PDF), Washington Legal Foundation. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmogBlog.
“WLF Mission,” Washington Legal Foundation. Archived March 7, 2012. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmogBlog.
“PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ex rel. EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.” No. 07-16908 (PDF). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmogBlog.
NATIVE VILLAGE OF KIVALINA and CITY OF KIVALINA, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION et al (PDF). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmogBlog.
COMMENTS Of the WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION To the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Concerning PROPOSED ENDANGERMENT FINDING AND CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTION FINDING FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS UNDER SECTION 202(a) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT. Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171 (PDF). Archived .pdf on File at DeSmogBlog.
“Washington Legal Foundation,” Conservative Transparency. Data retrieved July 6, 2016.
ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Washington Legal Foundation, WLF. Accessed February 13, 2019.
“Washington Legal Foundation (WLF): Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group,” Greenpeace USA. Accessed July 6, 2016. Most recent data on file at DeSmogBlog.
“Public Policy Review Committee Meeting,” Document ID: 2073204303/2073204305. Retrieved from PhillipMorris USA Public Document site. Archived .pdf on File at DeSmogBlog.
PM, PHILIP MORRIS,PARRISH,SC. March 21, 1996. Philip Morris. Retrieved from Truth Tobacco Industry Documents library. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmogBlog.
“Public Policy Recommendations for 970000 with Paid Status,” Document ID: 2063351196/2063351220. Retrieved from PhillipMorris USA Public Document site. PDF archived at DeSmogBlog.
“Public Policy Review Committee Meeting” (1998), Document ID:2073204303/2073204305. Retrieved from PhillipMorris USA Public Document site. PDF archived at DeSmogBlog.
“Public Policy Review Committee Meeting” (1999), Document ID: 2073204303/2073204305. Retrieved from PhillipMorris USA Public Document site. PDF archived at DeSmogBlog.
“960000 Proposed Budget,” Document ID: 2041212088/2041212216. Retrieved from PhillipMorris USA Public Document site. PDF archived at DeSmogBlog.
THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 970000 PROPOSED BUDGET. 1996 December 11. Lorillard. Bates Number 83615497-83615578. Retrieved from Truth Tobacco Industry Documents library. PDF Archived at DeSmogBlog.
“THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 980000 BUDGET,” Document ID: 2063674178/2063674294. Retrieved from PhillipMorris USA Public Document site. PDF archived at DeSmogBlog.
“THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 990000 PROPOSED BUDGET,” Document ID: 2063525895/2063526016. Retrieved from PhillipMorris USA Public Document site. PDF archived at DeSmogBlog.
“Legal Policy Advisory Board,” Washington Legal Foundation. Archived February 19, 2012.
“Case Detail: In re EPA Report on Hydraulic Fracturing,” Washington Legal Foundation, July 28, 2015. Archived September 24, 2015.
Case Detail: Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp, Washington Legal Foundation.
“Case Detail: In re Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards,” Washington Legal Foundation. Archived September 24, 2015.
“Case Detail: California v. General Motors,” Washington Legal Foundation. Archived September 24, 2015.
“Case Detail: Massachusetts v. EPA,” Washington Legal Foundation. Archived September 24, 2015.
“Case Detail: New Jersey v. EPA,” Washington Legal Foundation. Archived September 24, 2015.
“IN ALL FAIRNESS A CONSTITUTIONAL TRAGEDY IN THE MAKING,” Legacy Tobacco Documents Library, Bates Number 2060567856.
“REM MONTHLY REPORT, 940400,” Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Bates Number 2078212287/2288.
“COMMUNICATIONS PLAN - SUPERSIZED,” Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. Bates Number 2077085684/5692.
“Washington Legal Foundation Seminar on Free Enterprise & Criminal Law: Transcript Summary,” White&Case, March 17, 2010. Archived June 25, 2011.
Greenpeace Investigations on Washington Legal Foundation.
“Washington Legal Foundation,” SourceWatch profile.
“Washington Legal Foundation,” Wikipedia entry.

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