Attorney General James Uthmeier is taking a leadership role among several southern states that are scrutinizing connections between environmental groups and large corporations.

Uthmeier has teamed up with Attorneys General from Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana who are raising questions about potential antitrust violations. Uthmeier and his cohorts have drafted letters saying they believe there is coordination between some companies and the environmental activists over recycling practices.

“We have reason to believe that the policies of the Consumer Goods Forum , the Green Blue Institute , and the U.S. Plastics Pact are hindering states’ economic prosperity by coordinating business behavior, which would constitute violations of Florida’s antitrust laws. We will not allo

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