Months After Divesting, Ro Khanna’s Spouse Keeps Trading Fossil Fuel and Defense Stocks
Khanna's most recent financial transaction filing shows January trades in Phillips 66, General Dynamics, and more.
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Oil Lobbyist Mary Landrieu’s Foundation Brings Together Members of Congress and Corporate Execs
Her group, which held its first event earlier this year, shares an executive director with a nonprofit funded by ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical to advocate for carbon pricing legislation.
Manchin’s Latest Donor Gift
The senator is opposing a Build Back Better Act provision to prohibit offshore oil drilling as his top donor prepares to dramatically increase its oil exporting business through a new offshore terminal for supertankers.
Real Estate and Private Equity Billionaires Set to Profit From NY Clean Grid Investments
By relying on public private partnerships, New York is virtually guaranteeing that wealthy businesses with deep political connections will substantially benefit from state investment.
Senators Cling to Fossil Fuel Stocks as World Heats Up
More than one in four senators is invested in the fossil fuel industry as the Senate strips major climate programs from the reconciliation bill.
Criticizing Joe Manchin’s Coal Conflicts is ‘Outrageous,’ Says Heitkamp
The former senator now works with multiple front groups, including one run by a fossil fuel lobbying firm.
Biden Oil Envoy Advised Emirati Gas Firm and Owns Stock in Human Rights-Violating Companies
A financial disclosure reveals that Special Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein operated a shadow consultancy with foreign fossil fuel clients.
Boebert Failed to Disclose Husband’s Nearly Half-Million Energy Company Salary
The late disclosure raises ethical questions for transparency advocates.
Fossil Fuel-Funded Think Tank Takes Tonko to Coal Country
The Bipartisan Policy Center has been funded by ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and several other companies and trade groups in the fossil fuel industry.
Frontera Spent $1 Million on Lobbying While Its Georgian Workers Went Unpaid
The Texas-based oil and gas company donated to multiple members of Congress who made public statements in the company's defense as it faced international arbitration over a breach of contract.