Chris Wright is the US energy secretary now. He worked in the fracking business before. Many cities and states sued big oil companies. They want billions of dollars. The cities say the companies hid dangers. Rightwing groups want to stop these lawsuits. They say lawyers are influencing judges wrongly.
But some people say the oil companies are the ones influencing judges. A group called the Law and Economics Center holds seminars. Judges go to these seminars. Chris Wright spoke at these events before. He became energy secretary after that.
Republican leaders are looking at another group. That group teaches judges about climate science. One expert says the goal is to make judges think climate cases are too political. The experts say this helps oil companies win.
Sources: theguardian.com
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. secretary | a. leader |
| 2. sued | b. affecting |
| 3. billions | c. assists |
| 4. hidden | d. huge amounts |
| 5. stop | e. classes |
| 6. influencing | f. court officials |
| 7. seminars | g. block |
| 8. judges | h. controversial |
| 9. political | i. kept secret |
| 10. helps | j. took to court |
1.a 2.j 3.d 4.i 5.g 6.b 7.e 8.f 9.h 10.c