The Kochs, Big Oil Are Taking Their War With The EPA To The Ballot Box

On Tuesday, Missouri Republicans nominated Josh Hawley to be the state’s next attorney general. A lawyer best known for his work opposing mandatory contraception coverage in the Hobby Lobby case and his socially conservative views, Hawley has promised to use the office as the “tip of the spear in fighting federal overreach” — overreach, he argues, like the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

If elected, Hawley would no doubt follow the lead of several other Republican state attorneys general and use his office to take the fight against federal regulations, including those designed to protect the environment and combat climate change, to the courts. And one deep-pocketed political group has already pledged to “vigorously support” Hawley’s candidacy.

With more than $4 million already spent or committed in support of GOP candidates this year, the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) is poised to play a huge role in November’s state attorney general elections. And it is doing so with a huge assist from billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch and other fossil fuel interests....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/08/04/3803911/who-is-behind-pro-fossil-fuel-ags/