With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights — but the clock is ticking, and there is no more room for error.
Now Is Our Last Best Chance to Confront the Climate Crisis
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Environment
Koch Industries Amassed 150 Penalties for State Environmental Violations in 20 States
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries and its subsidiaries have been fined for environmental regulatory violations in every state where they operate over the past 20 years, a new study by Good Jobs First shows.
Alaska Senator Mum on Haaland Vote, Has Financial Conflict of Interest
By Alex Kotch and Donald Shaw | at
GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan has up to $5 million invested in a family business that makes petroleum-derived products, some of which it sells to the fossil fuels industry.
Republicans Defended Oil and Gas Leases With Industry-Backed Study in Haaland Hearing
By Alex Kotch | at
Sens. John Barrasso and Cindy Hyde-Smith cited a study commissioned by the biggest oil and gas trade association in the U.S. as evidence for their criticisms of Deb Haaland, Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of the Interior, during a confirmation hearing last week.
Senators Criticizing Haaland’s Nomination Have Ties to Big Oil and Gas
By Alex Kotch | at
The congresswoman has faced hostile questioning from senators during her confirmation for interior secretary. Some of them are personally invested in fossil fuels.
Utility Execs Across the U.S. Hit with Criminal Charges in 2020
By Don Wiener | at
Major utility corruption scandals rocked three states in 2020, resulting in criminal charges against utility executives and the ouster of House Speakers in Illinois and Ohio.
ALEC Holds Virtual States and National Policy Summit
By David Armiak | at
After canceling its plans for an in-person meeting, ALEC opened its annual policy summit online yesterday to consider a wide variety of measures to limit governors’ power to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, stop a bailout for hard-hit states, and lock in a nine-member Supreme Court, provide trainings to help its overwhelmingly Republican members run better campaigns.
DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Pumped at Least $90 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2019
By David Armiak | at
The preferred funding conduits of the Koch political donor network gave out $165 million in grants in 2019, $90 million of which went to right-wing think tanks, advocacy groups, litigation centers, media outlets, extremists, and climate deniers.
Cities and States Strengthen Clean Energy and Tax Oil in 2020 Ballot Measures
By Alex Kotch | at
Voters in Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, and California passed ballot initiatives that boost renewables and challenge fossil fuel interests.
More Than 100 Funders of State Policy Network Revealed
By David Armiak | at
Five right-wing funders provided 83 percent of the traceable cash between 2014-2019 for the group’s efforts to crush public employee unions, question climate science, undermine the Affordable Care Act, and privatize schools.