Biden Gives Activist Shareholders A Leg Up
Proposed new SEC rules could give activist shareholders more power than ever before — but will it be enough to shift corporate behavior?
Environment
Breaking news and critical investigations into the world’s mounting climate crisis, with a focus on those who are exacerbating and profiting from the disaster.
To Save The Planet, We Must Choose
When Exxon’s CEO is celebrating, you know there’s a problem. But there’s also a solution.
Governments Are Ignoring An Easy Climate Fix
To reduce methane emissions, U.S. and European officials recently suggested targeting livestock and agriculture in Asia and Africa — but ignored oil and gas emissions on their home turf.
Big Oil Is Suing Countries To Block Climate Action
Oil and gas investors are using a little-known legal tool to successfully argue that climate policies are cutting into their profits.
Biden Is Preparing To Crush A Historic Climate Change Lawsuit
A vital effort to establish a legal right to a living planet could soon move forward — but the Biden administration is trying to stop it.
The GOP’s New War On Divestment
Republicans are trying a bold new tack to stall the fossil fuel boycott and divestment movement — all the while oil and gas companies flood their campaign coffers.
CHEAT SHEET: The New UN Climate Report
In The Lever’s first-ever Cheat Sheet, here’s what you need to know about the latest sobering dispatch from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
A Pipeline Election?
A canceled fracked gas pipeline could play a key role in an Oregon primary next month, testing whether Democrats are ready to base their votes on climate change.
For BlackRock, The Climate Crisis Is A Win-Win-Win
No matter how — or whether — governments tackle climate change, the world’s biggest asset manager has positioned itself to cash in.
Wall Street May Reap Billions From New York Dem’s Reversal
City Comptroller Brad Lander pledged to disentangle retirement funds from risky private equity and fossil fuel investments — but now he’s pushing to do the opposite.