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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisJanuary 22, 2025Marcus Baram

  How Big Insurance’s Investment in Fossil Fuels Came Back to Bite It

  In a vicious cycle, the sector’s financing of oil and gas is having an impact on its bottom line.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisOctober 23, 2024Marcus Baram

  The Climate Crisis Is Driving Bankers to Quit Their Jobs in Disillusionment

  Wells Fargo and others pledged to achieve net-zero and invest in sustainable financing. Instead, they kept funding fossil fuels.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisSeptember 20, 2024Jeffrey Rothfeder

  As Green Bonds Tank, Analysts Fear Greenwashing Is to Blame

  Major banks were underwriting bonds by energy giants that failed to meet climate goals.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisMay 13, 2024Meg Duff

  How the Bank-Run Bond Market Could Make Clean Energy Cheaper

  Georgia utilities are getting a discount on gas — but paying full price for renewables.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisMarch 11, 2024Meg Duff

  Many of the U.S. Banks Funding Coal Have an Unusual Carve-Out

  They will still directly fund coal plants that are taking steps to abate their emissions using the untested technology.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisJanuary 10, 2024Jennifer Oldham

  Fast-Growing ‘Carbon-Neutral’ Energy Company Ramps Up Oil and Gas Production

  Environmentalists question the sustainability commitments made by Denver-based Civitas Resources.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisOctober 13, 2023Marcus Baram

  Banks Keep Financing Coal Despite Their Net-Zero Pledges Thanks to Massive Loophole

  JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo are among those putting big money into companies that operate coal plants.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisAugust 8, 2023Aaron Cantú

  To Adapt to Climate Change, California Pays the Banks That Are Part of the Problem

  The Treasurer’s Office paid $73.2 million to banks that sell state climate bonds while still funding fossil fuels.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisJuly 26, 2023Marcus Baram

  Big Oil’s War Against ‘Woke Capitalism’

  The fossil fuel industry and right-wing activists are increasingly targeting investors that consider environmental and social issues — but is it working?

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisJune 7, 2023Marcus Baram

  Banks Continue to Put Billions Into Oil and Gas — Is It a Smart Investment?

  Some experts say banks should be financing renewables at a much higher rate, for climate and ROI reasons.

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  Dirty Money: U.S. Banks and the Climate CrisisMarch 20, 2023Marcus Baram

  Banks Promote Climate Pledges But Keep Increasing Their Financing of Fossil Fuel Production

  National day of protest will target JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo as new U.N. report warns of catastrophic climate impacts.