Who's money is killing U.S. rights to clean air and water? By Ray Wallace

     Several of the largest donors to the Republican and Democratic Attorneys General Associations are companies or groups that have been targets of investigations or are seeking help from attorneys general in challenging federal regulations.

     -- From “Lobbyists, Bearing Gifts, Pursue Attorneys General,” by Eric Lipton, at this October 28, 2014 New York Times site:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/us/lobbyists-bearing-gifts-pursue-attorneys-general.html

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Smart-ALECs want to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

     In another recent display of the coordination between energy firms and state-level Republican politicians, this week the American Legislative Executive Council [ALEC] held their annual closed-door meeting in D.C. They pushed a number of anti-clean energy initiatives, including a resolution to abolish the EPA.

     -- From “States Form Secret Alliance With Energy Companies To Kill Environmental Regulations,” by Ari Phillips, at this December 7, 2014 Climate Progress site:
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/07/3600475/investigation-energy-firms-attorneys-general-fighting-federal-government/

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...And rewrite your rights:

     Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. 

     -- From “ALEC Exposed” at this current site:
http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed
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From RAGA to riches:

The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA)
is the only national organization whose mission is
electing Republicans to the Office of Attorney General.
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"Dark Money" groups:

     The original source of the RAGA contributions is impossible to determine....

     Contributions disclosed by other organizations representing elected officials --such as the Republican Governors Association (RGA) and the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) -- shows none received nearly as much money from dark money groups as RAGA during the first quarter of 2014....

     AFF, a tax-exempt social welfare group organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, which allows it to keep its donors secret, spent almost $25 million to influence federal races during the 2012 election.

     The group is part of the network of conservative nonprofit organizations linked to conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch, and received more than $60 million from two Koch-connected groups between mid-2011 and October 2012....

     -- From “ Dark Money Groups Dominate Republican Attorneys General Association’s Donations,” by Matt Corley, at this May 6, 2014 Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington site:

http://www.citizensforethics.org/blog/entry/dark-money-groups-dominate-republican-attorney-general-donations

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Koch Brothers:

     Conservative megadonors Charles and David Koch have reportedly invested massive amounts of money into a company that’s developing complex profiles of 250 million American voters and their consumer habits.

     According to Politico, the billionaire brothers and their allies have already spent at least $50 million on the effort, which is being spearheaded by a data firm called i360, over the last four years.

     The firm connects voter information with consumer data from credit bureaus, social networks, interactions with political campaigns, estimated income, recent home addresses, voting frequency, TV viewing habits, and “even the brand of car they drive,” the report said.

     -- From “The Koch Brothers’ $50 Million Political Research Firm Knows What Type Of Car You Drive,” by Colin Campbell, at this December 9, 2014 Business Insider site:

http://www.businessinsider.co.id/koch-brothers-data-firm-i360-2014-12/#.VIX394tH0h8