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Bank CEOs Rake In Big Profits as Wall Street Ramps Up Fossil Fuel Financing
The 65 biggest banks committed $869 billion to firms expanding the fossil fuel industry last year, a new report says.
Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator for Failing to Consider Climate Crisis
The case, filed in the wake of devastating floods, is part of a growing movement to force climate action through courts.
Trump Admin Is Using Environmental Protections to Throttle Renewable Energy
The Interior Department is turning laws meant to protect land and wildlife into tools to hamper solar and wind projects.
US Guts Mentions of Indigenous Rights, Climate Change From Human Rights Reports
The reports also reduce criticism of human rights records of Trump administration allies like Israel and El Salvador.
Food Banks Are Getting Into the Controversial Carbon Credit Business
Food banks in the Global South may sell offsets to stay afloat, a practice critics say does little for the climate.
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Is Top Fossil Fuel Donor to Trump’s War Chest
Energy Transfer is battling a federal pipeline safety agency after being fined $2.5 million for a deadly accident.
Activists From “Cancer Alley” Launch US Tour to Confront Fossil Fuel Financiers
The “Toxic Billionaire Tour” targets the financial backers of natural gas projects that have devastated the region.
Utility Bills Hit Record Highs Under Trump
Experts say Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is likely to drive up energy prices even higher.
As Private Equity Comes for the Utility Sector, Minnesota Is a Test Case
An administrative law judge has issued a report siding with opponents of BlackRock’s acquisition of an electric utility.
Communities Near Data Centers Struggle Now. Trump’s AI Plan Will Make It Worse.
The plan calls for reducing regulations and making federal lands available for constructing data centers.