February 11, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, Bank of America announced a new commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its financing activities, operations and supply chain before 2050, and released an updated environmental policy.
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February 10, 2021
Proposed ordinance would allow more than 67,000 new toxic wells to be drilled, many near homes and schools; Planning Commission to review ordinance at Feb. 11 meeting
January 28, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, news broke that a proposed Trump administration rule which tries to force banks to lend to fossil fuel companies, without regard to strategic or reputational risks, has been put on hold indefinitely.
January 20, 2021
Washington, DC -- After taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden will take swift action on the climate crisis, including executing a moratorium on all oil and gas operations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
January 14, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, just 10 days after the public comment period ended (which saw more than 35,000 public comments), the Trump administration’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule which effectively tries to force banks to lend to fossil fuel companies and other businesses without regard to strategic or reputational risks.
January 6, 2021
Conservation groups finalized an agreement with the Bureau of Land Management today that blocks drilling on more than 45,000 acres of oil and gas leases until officials revise land-management plans governing approximately 2 million acres of public lands in western Colorado.
December 14, 2020
The Trump administration will release its draft environmental review tomorrow of a proposal to conduct destructive seismic exploration in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
December 10, 2020
The Trump administration opened bidding today in the first auction of California federal public lands to oil companies in eight years. Despite community opposition and ongoing legal disputes, the Bureau of Land Management put over 4,000 acres in Kern County up for sale for oil drilling and fracking.
December 7, 2020
Today, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released a proposed authorization that would allow for the harassment of threatened polar bears as part of destructive seismic testing for oil in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Much of the Arctic Refuge is designated as critical habitat for polar bears because mother bears den and nurture their cubs there during the winter.
December 2, 2020
Today, the Department of the Interior announced that it will hold a lease sale to sell off the delicate coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling on January 6.
November 30, 2020
Bank of America has reportedly joined its peers and ruled out funding for new drilling in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citi have all announced similar policies this year. Bank of America has faced mounting pressure in recent months from Indigenous communities, environmental advocates, and shareholders to follow suit.
November 20, 2020
Today, the Trump administration’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a new proposal aimed at forcing banks to fund fossil fuel companies.