CMD NEWS ABOUT Climate

• Assets of Koch-Controlled Organizations Soar to Over $8.1 Billion

  By Connor Gibson | May 8th, 2024 at 12:54 PM (CDT)

  The Koch fleet’s combined net revenue skyrocketed in 2022, up to $4.8 billion.

• Railroad Owned by RFK Jr.’s Megadonor Repeatedly Violated Environmental and Safety Laws

  By Don Wiener | May 1st, 2024 at 6:27 AM (CDT)

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may claim he will be “the best environmental president in American history,” but the Republican industrialist bankrolling the super PAC behind his longshot bid for the White House has a long history of violating environmental laws.

• Restrictions on ESG Investments Emerge as a Campaign Issue in Missouri’s Gubernatorial Race

  By Don Wiener | February 27th, 2024 at 11:20 AM (CST)

  Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is using his efforts to curtail ESG investing in his bid for the GOP nomination for governor, which will be determined through the Republican primary on August 6.

• Koch’s Purchase of Fertilizer Plant Prompts Antitrust Concerns

  By Don Wiener | February 14th, 2024 at 2:15 PM (CST)

  In December, the Dutch chemical company OCI Global announced plans to sell its nitrogen fertilizer operation in Wever, Iowa to Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, for $3.6 billion. 

• Koch Industries Plant Shutdown Sends Florida Town Hit by Hurricane Reeling

  By Don Wiener | January 9th, 2024 at 8:58 AM (CST)

  Georgia-Pacific, announced on September 18 that it would shutter its cellulose factory, known as the Foley mill. The company claimed that the closing had been planned before Hurricane Idalia—for “strategic” reasons—and did not reflect “the hard work and effort of the Foley team.”