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COVID Bailouts Funded Fossil Fuel CEO Bonuses While Workers And The Planet Suffered

The egregiousness of fossil fuel companies receiving bailouts — while their CEOs garner millions in bonuses and yet thousands of jobs are lost — occurs against the backdrop of climate disasters colliding with the pandemic.

Oil rigs at sunset

Oil And Gas Infrastructure Projects Expedited Through Environmental Exemptions

Explore this list of Oil and Gas projects expedited for approval following Executive Order 13927 through exemptions to environmental laws including the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and NEPA.

Oil refinery in Louisiana

The Fed Invested Public Money In Fossil Fuel Firms Driving Environmental Racism

While financial analysts sound the alarm about this dying industry, the Federal Reserve has been buying up the debt of fossil fuel companies through a pandemic emergency program.

As Bailed-Out Fossil Fuels Weaken, Industry’s Risks Shift To Taxpayers

Three big oil and gas companies were downgraded after the Fed invested taxpayer dollars to bail them out. Polluters and rule-breakers appeared on the bailout rolls.

The Valero Energy Corp. Port Arthur Refinery stands ahead of Hurricane Laura in Port Arthur, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020.

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Sep 23, 2020

GOP Wants Another Airline Bailout, Oil Patch Woes, And More

Daily news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from September 23, 2020.

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Sep 22, 2020

U.S. Stimulus Prospects Darken, Who Cleans up Coal Mess?, And More

Daily stimulus and recovery news headlines from September 22, 2020

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Sep 21, 2020

Fed Helps Blackrock Win Big, Powell And Mnuchin Face Grilling, And More

Daily stimulus and recovery news headlines from September 21, 2020

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Sep 18, 2020

Gas companies are abandoning their wells, the end of oil, and more

Daily stimulus and recovery news headlines from September 18, 2020.

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Protestors marching for climate justice

Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Managing Climate Risk In The U.S. Financial System

For the first time, a US regulatory agency has forcefully acknowledged the threat of climate change to the economy and made policy recommendations to address it -- all while operating under an administration that denies the existence of the problem.