Signal House Judiciary chair Jim Jordan investigates foreign funding of ClientEarth USA's climate lawsuits

Summary

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter on September 17, 2026 demanding documents from the California-based climate group ClientEarth USA. Jordan said he is investigating whether the organization relies on foreign funding from its UK-based ClientEarth affiliate. The core of the inquiry is whether that funding is used to abuse the American legal system through climate lawsuits, and whether those lawsuits disrupt domestic energy production. ClientEarth USA operates under a 'strategic partnership' with ClientEarth in the UK. Records show the organization received hundreds of thousands of dollars from its UK counterpart in 2024.