They spend it all on lawsuits. They have high paid lobbyists and CEOs as their officers. They tell people to be afraid, send us a check, we'll solve the problem. They sue. And under [the Equal Access to Justice Act], if they sue, they settle, they get paid. The taxpayer is on the hook for paying their legal fees and it's become a giant business. I mean there's a business model involved in suing over these issues and then turning that into a profit center. (04:58–05:07)
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Asserts that environmental groups use the Equal Access to Justice Act to profit from lawsuits at taxpayer expense.
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