Right-wing policy network gathers in Colorado Springs to advance anti-labor, climate denial, and anti-disclosure agenda.
Koch Network Dominates SPN Annual Meeting Attendees
By David Armiak | at
Environment
Bill to Criminalize Environmental Protests in Wisconsin Heads to the Assembly Floor
By David Armiak | at
The Wisconsin State Assembly will convene for the first time this fall today to consider a bill backed by the oil industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council.
I Want My Climate Back: The Promise of Climate Restoration
By Alex Carlin | at
Emissions reductions alone cannot avert climate ruin, so it’s good news that C02 removal is feasible and affordable.
Wisconsin Legislators Seek to Criminalize Climate, Environmental Protests with Latest Bill
By David Armiak | at
The Wisconsin bill echoes similar “critical infrastructure protection” model bills pushed out by the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Council of State Governments over the last two years.
ALEC Doubles Down on Trump, Corporate Agenda at Annual Meeting in Texas
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meets this week in Austin, the capital of the Lone Star State, for its 46th Annual Meeting at the posh JW Marriott hotel.
Koch Closes Plant After Huge EPA Fine
By Don Wiener | at
555 workers will lose their jobs.
Coke, Pepsi Drop Trade Association Pushing Plastic Ban Bans
By David Armiak | at
Plastic Industry Association works with ALEC to block regulation of single-use plastics.
SEC Rules Exxon Must Allow Shareholder Votes on Dark Money and Climate Policies
By Don Wiener | at
The SEC has denied ExxonMobil’s request to prevent a shareholder vote on a resolution requiring the oil giant to disclose its political spending, including “dark money” contributions to advocacy groups and trade associations.
Enbridge Pipeline Expansion Debated in Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Scott Zimmerman | at
A secret late-night budget amendment to overturn Dane County’s requirement for increased pipeline insurance central to case.
Koch’s Georgia-Pacific Hit with Another Environmental Penalty
By Don Wiener | at
U.S. EPA fines paper company $79,000 for illegal stormwater discharges.