A watchdog organization filed a complaint Monday accusing the University of Hawaii of unlawfully withholding public records that reveal whether climate activists and legal advocates influence climate lawsuits.
The Patriots Foundation (TPF), an Iowa-based nonprofit, alleges the university improperly denied five public records requests under Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act.
The University prevented access to professors’ communications and event records thats reveals climate activists, advocacy groups and university-affiliated scholars coordinating efforts to influence judges handling climate lawsuits through judicial 🎓Education programs…