Carolyn Maloney

This Dec. 22, 2018, file photo shows a pump jack over an oil well along Interstate 25 near Dacono, Colorado.

Will big oil finally be held accountable for decades of climate misinformation?

October 3, 2021Climate Change

The US House Oversight and Reform Committee is investigating the role of industry in the spread of disinformation about fossil fuel and its role in the climate crisis.

Before the vote, a congressional take on the Wall Street bailout bill

August 14, 2013Global Politics

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