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Investors and Courts Send Powerful Wake-Up Call to Oil Giants Exxon, Chevron, and Shell

Today, at ExxonMobil’s annual general meeting, shareholders voted for the election of at least two new members on Exxon’s board of directors, a powerful rebuke to the company’s long-running failure…

Sierra Club Statement on President Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk

Washington, DC -- Today, President Biden issued a broad-ranging Executive Order to address climate-related financial risks to the U.S. economy, including steps to begin mitigating the damage caused…

JPMorgan Chase Sets Insufficient Emissions “Intensity” Targets For Its Dirtiest Financing

Washington, DC -- Today, JPMorgan Chase released its 2030 interim emissions “intensity” targets for its financing of oil and gas, electric power, and auto manufacturing, following the bank’s October…

Shareholder Opposition More Than Doubles Against Directors At Duke Energy Annual Meeting

BlackRock and Vanguard Fail to Disclose How They Voted Charlotte, NC -- Today, Duke Energy, the second largest emitter of climate-polluting carbon dioxide in the United States, faced questions from…

Port Arthur LNG Final Investment Decision Delayed For The Second Time

Port Arthur, TX -- Today, news broke that Sempra Energy will delay its Final Investment Decision (FID) on its proposed Port Arthur LNG export terminal for the second time due to “commercial…

Ahead of Duke Energy AGM Meeting, Activists Call on BlackRock and Vanguard to Vote Against CEO Lynn Good and Lead Director Michael Browning

Charlotte, NC -- Tomorrow, Duke Energy, the second largest emitter of climate-polluting carbon dioxide in the country, will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) where it will face questions…

Army Corps Sued for Failure to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife From Pipeline Construction

GREAT FALLS, Mont.— Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a nationwide permit that allows streamlined development of oil and gas…

Senate Passes Resolution to Reinstate Methane Pollution Safeguards

Washington, DC -- Today, the Senate passed a resolution that would reinstate the Environmental Protection Agency's 2016 methane pollution safeguards for the oil and gas industry. The move is another…

NEW: Wells Fargo Top Shareholders Maintain Status Quo, Fail to Act on Climate

San Francisco, CA -- Today, at Wells Fargo’s virtual annual shareholder meeting, the bank faced questions about its massive fossil fuel financing and lack of a credible climate-aligned transition…

Sierra Club Statement on Governor Newsom’s Commitment to Ban Fracking by 2024 and Assess the Phase Out of Oil and Gas Production by 2045

“I believe that California needs to move beyond oil” -Governor Newsom SACRAMENTO, CA -- Today, Governor Newsom issued a directive to ban new fracking permits by 2024. The statement also requests that…