Kristina Johnson is leaving the board of AES Corp, which has been dumping hazardous waste in Puerto Rico
Rob Galbraith
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SUNY Chancellor sits on board of AES, a coal power company dumping toxic waste in Puerto Rico
SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson has been lauded for her Puerto Rico aid initiative while sitting on the board of a coal company poisoning Puerto Ricans.
La presidenta de la Universidad Estatal de Nueva York (SUNY) es miembro de la junta de directores de AES, la compañía de energía que deposita desechos tóxicos en Puerto Rico
La presidenta de SUNY, Kristina Johnson, ha estado recibiendo alabanzas por su iniciativa de ayuda de Puerto Rico mientras se encuentra en la junta de una compañía de carbón envenenando a los puertorriqueños.
Wealthy Cuomo donors are poised to profit from New York State cannabis legalization
Andrew Cuomo promised to empower poor communities – but who will reap the financial benefits of cannabis legalization?
Five Things Activists Should Know About the Weymouth Compressor Station
Big bank backing, a rushed health impact assessment, and well-connected lobbyists are pushing a controversial fracked gas project near Boston through the regulatory process.
Chemical weapons profiteers sit on the boards of major art and cultural institutions
Warren B. Kanders and David Rubenstein are super-wealthy executives who profit off of sales of tear gas that is being used at the US-Mexico border and around the world – and they also sit on the boards of major arts and cultural institutions.
Nick Sinatra just got a major state development deal, owes hundreds of thousands in property taxes (again)
We exposed Nick Sinatra’s $1.2 million in back taxes earlier this year. The developer just got millions of dollars in subsidies to build in Canalside, even though he’s behind on his taxes again.
Cuomo Campaign Manager Lobbies for Oil & Gas Pipeline Company
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign manager lobbies for fossil fuel pipeline corporation Williams Companies – and Cuomo’s oil and gas industry ties don’t end there.
Buffalo’s Immigrant Detention Profiteers
Several prominent Buffalo real estate developers have been quietly bringing in millions of dollars from leases to the agencies executing Trump’s brutal policies at the border.
Buffalo developer Nick Sinatra owes over $800k in taxes despite generous public subsidies
Nick Sinatra owes at least $827,382.80 on 42 properties in Erie County. He has received nearly $1.5 million in public subsidies.
Pegula-backed fracking waste firm uses racist language to attack opponents
A fracking wastewater plant backed by billionaire Terry Pegula has gone on the offensive, using racially inflammatory language to attack its opponents in the Seneca Nation.
Exelon lobbyist bragged about profitability of Cuomo’s nuclear bailout
A regulator-turned-Exelon-lobbyist bragged at an energy conference last year about how Exelon’s lobbying investment translated into nearly $6 billion in public subsidies.