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Analysis

Watchdogs To Ask Fed Why Fossil Fuel Industry Got To Design Its Own Bailouts

A Congressional watchdog panel will ask a Federal Reserve official and others who’s really calling the shots.

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News

Human-Rights And Environmental Groups: Fed Should Stop Bailing Out Fossil Fuels And Start Solving The Climate Crisis

A broad coalition of public leaders called on the Federal Reserve to stop buying fossil fuel bonds Thursday, arguing that the purchases imperil the climate and the broader financial system to support a failing industry.

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Guest Blog

Big Oil, Big Meat Get A Big Break In GOP Stimulus Proposal

The single biggest priority in the Republican-proposed HEALS Act would shield the biggest polluters from responsibility for protecting their workers. It's a gift they have wanted for a long time.

News

BailoutWatch Seeks Records On Fossil Fuel Bailouts

Following unprecedented interference by the Trump Administration to help fossil fuel companies access taxpayer bailouts, BailoutWatch has formally requested records about those events from the Treasury, the Energy Department, and the Federal Reserve.

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Report

Center For American Progress: The Fed’s Oil And Gas Bailout Is A Mistake

The Fed’s willingness to throw a lifeline to oil and gas companies, through its lending programs, exacerbates a risk to financial stability—climate change.

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