Texas’ largest electric utility last night tentatively approved a record $45 billion takeover bid by two private equity firms in a deal hailed by environmentalists as a major turning point in the battle against global warming. The prospective owners of the TXU Corp. have told environmental groups that they would cancel eight of 11 coal plants proposed by the company and also back national legislation for mandatory reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
Join a May 7 discussion on how the Trump administrationโs open embrace of climate denial in Washington is enabling more denial at the highest levels of government in the U.S. and beyond.
A couple days later, the Trump-linked group hosted EPA chief โ and potential attorney general โ Lee Zeldin at a Washington, D.C. event.
A Q&A with Kai Nagata, a campaigner and researcher who works with Indigenous communities on the front-lines of MAGA-backed oil and gas expansion.
Industry giants have been accused of โenriching shareholdersโ while โfarmers and consumers pay the priceโ.
