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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jim Mustian and Sarah Rankin

West Virginia attorney general is investigating 'deception' by environmental groups

West Virginia Climate Probe - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

West Virginia's Republican attorney general has launched a broad investigation of the state's leading environmental groups, demanding a decade of internal records involving “unfair or deceptive acts” in their fundraising and climate change advocacy.

The environmental groups decried the inquiry as a sham and filed lawsuits Thursday seeking to dismiss subpoenas they described as harassing and overly broad.

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