Jan 19 2022
New York, NY – Today, Citigroup announced new 2030 interim targets to reach its commitment to net-zero financed emissions by 2050. The plan includes a commitment to reduce absolute financed emissions…
Jan 17 2022
New York, NY – Tonight, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink released his annual letter to CEOs.
In response, Ben Cushing, Fossil-Free Finance Campaign Manager with the Sierra Club, released the following…
Jan 14 2022
Washington, DC – Today, President Biden announced the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to be vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, the Fed’s top regulator of Wall Street banks.
Raskin…
Jan 13 2022
CHICAGO, IL (January 13, 2022) - The Illinois 4th District Appellate Court issued its decision in the appeal of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) decision approving the Dakota Access Pipeline…
Jan 12 2022
Washington, DC – Today, the American Petroleum Institute released its annual “State of American Energy” report. In the report, API calls for expanded oil and gas drilling and loosened regulations,…
Jan 11 2022
Anchorage, AK – The Biden administration announced yesterday that it will reverse a Trump administration policy that opened up millions of acres in the Western Arctic for oil drilling.
Trump had…
Jan 3 2022
Brownsville, TX – In a new corporate presentation, the company behind the Rio Grande LNG export facility acknowledged yet another delay to the proposed fracked gas export facility. Originally…
Dec 30 2021
Charleston, WV -- Today, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) issued a water quality certification for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline, under section 401 of the…
Dec 16 2021
New York, NY – Today, Goldman Sachs became the third major U.S. bank to set 2030 emissions reduction targets under its commitment to reach net zero financed emissions by 2050.
Goldman Sachs committed…
Dec 16 2021
Washington, DC – Today, the Biden administration released the “Biden-Harris Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan,” a comprehensive plan to invest in removing and replacing toxic lead pipes, strengthen…