CMD NEWS ABOUT Climate

• Coke, Pepsi Drop Trade Association Pushing Plastic Ban Bans

  By David Armiak | July 30th, 2019 at 10:52 AM (CST)

  Plastic Industry Association works with ALEC to block regulation of single-use plastics.

• SEC Rules Exxon Must Allow Shareholder Votes on Dark Money and Climate Policies

  By Don Wiener | April 18th, 2019 at 11:01 AM (CST)

  The SEC has denied ExxonMobil's request to prevent a shareholder vote on a resolution requiring the oil giant to disclose its political spending, including "dark money" contributions to advocacy groups and trade associations.

• Koch’s Georgia-Pacific Hit with Another Environmental Penalty

  By Don Wiener | March 26th, 2019 at 7:43 AM (CST)

  U.S. EPA fines paper company $79,000 for illegal stormwater discharges.

• Like a Breath of Fresh Air, Youth Climate Strikes Lift Off in 125 Countries

  By Mary Bottari | March 16th, 2019 at 11:17 AM (CST)

  Global climate actions kicked off by the young Swedish teen, Greta Thurnberg, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize this week.

• State Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest of Oil & Gas “Critical Infrastructure”

  By Connor Gibson | March 15th, 2019 at 7:44 AM (CST)

  These anti-protest bills adopted by ALEC and by CSG allow prosecutors to impose large fines and felonies, not only on individuals who are arrested, but organizations that are deemed to be supporting those individuals.