Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase have said they’ll stop financing private prisons and detention centers. Will SunTrust do the same?
As Trump border cruelty deepens, Buffalo elites maintain lucrative ties to CBP and ICE
Buffalo real estate developers – including Carl Montante and Howard Zemsky – are bringing in millions of dollars per year through leases to ICE and CBP.
AES Has Been Dumping Its Puerto Rico Coal Ash in South Georgia
New documents reveal that powerhouse corporation AES is taking its toxic coal ash from Puerto Rico and dumping it in south Georgia.
AES Puerto Rico Dispone sus Cenizas en el Sur de Georgia
Nuevos documentos revelan que la AES está llevando sus cenizas de carbón de Puerto Rico hasta el sur de Georgia.
Virginia Legislators Promoting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Have Big Personal Investments in the Pipeline’s Owners
Several Virginia state legislators have pushed hard to advance the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. They also own hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock in the pipeline’s owners.
NY League of Conservation Directors are Pushing the Williams Pipeline & Other NYS Fossil Fuel Projects
The New York League of Conservation Voters has a host of board members who are actively working to advance the most controversial fossil fuel projects in New York State.
Williams pipeline support highlights Environmental Defense Fund’s long, cozy relationship with fracking pseudoscience
Corporate-friendly environmental group has a long history of elevating fracking industry talking points disguised as empirical research
Big Donors Fuel Racist, Islamophobic Agenda in Small Town Minnesota
A recent NYT article profiled a small town hate group in Minnesota. But Wall Street firms & corporate charities are propping up the Islamophobic agenda that is fueling the group’s racist, anti-Muslim efforts.
Buffalo Banks Are Financing the Climate Crisis
Buffalo’s biggest banks are lending hundreds of millions to fossil fuel companies and funding a lobbying effort against climate action in New York.
These Corporations and Public Charities Funded the State Abortion Bans
A Sludge investigation has uncovered the sources of millions of dollars behind advocacy efforts to pass a slew of state abortion bans this year.
Universities in Buffalo and Around New York State Back Lobbying Groups Opposing Climate Action
Schools around New York State – including the public university system – belong to groups lobbying against an ambitious climate bill
Las Batallas de la Deuda de Puerto Rico: La Junta Demanda a Medio Mundo
La Junta está demandando a bancos y a bonistas para recuperar miles de millones en deudas. De lograrse, este dinero podría utilizarse para servicios esenciales, como las pensiones y las escuelas públicas.
Puerto Rico’s Debt Battles: The Oversight Board Goes on a Suing Spree
The Oversight Board is suing banks and bondholders to recover billions in debt. If successful, the funds could go to essential services for Puerto Ricans like pensions and schools.