Posts Tagged ‘climate laws’
Striding into 2022, Stronger than Ever
Fossil Free California is stronger than ever as we begin another year of action on pension fund divestment. FFCA’s evolution included officially hiring two staff: Miriam Eide (right) as Coordinating Director and CJ Koepp (left) as Communications Coordinator. Our staff takes direction from the campaign teams, reinforcing a collaborative leadership style that is sparking great creativity and growth.
Read moreCalSTRS Glosses Over Climate Risk with SB 964 Report
On December 31, CalSTRS issued a press release announcing its first report in response to SB 964, the 2018 state law that requires CalPERS and CalSTRS to report on climate-related financial risk in their public market portfolios. CalSTRS’ 81-page report is beautifully presented: very glossy. Beneath its sleek exterior, the report contains some good news,…
Read moreLegislative Session Ends Soon: FFCA’s Hot List of Key Bills
Fossil Free California is heading to Sacramento on August 26 and 27 to join allies in advocating for bills that we have been following all year. The end of the Legislature’s recess on August 12 started a new wave of advocacy to legislators and their staffers, who are now involved in countless meetings to help…
Read moreFossil Free California and Four Influential Environmental Groups Warn CalPERS and CalSTRS of Accelerating Climate Risk
Largest U.S. Pension Funds Face New Climate Deadline Last year, with the help of many of you, Fossil Free California succeeded in getting California to pass the first-ever law requiring public pension funds to report on their climate-related financial risk. Senate Bill 964 (Allen, D-Santa Monica) specifically requires the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)…
Read moreSurfing the New Wave of Climate-Related Legislation in California
Following legislation in California always requires good coalition-building and constant vigilance, but this year a new wave of climate-related legislation is testing our surfing skills. By the February 2019 deadline, over 2700 bills had been introduced in the California State Legislature. After another season of floods and fires, many bills address climate mitigation and adaptation, reflecting the growing…
Read moreThe Empire Strikes Back
Climate activists celebrate last year’s groundswell in lawsuits against oil and gas corporations and some companies that construct pipelines. As of early 2018, some oil majors are fighting back in court, and not just as defendants. In several new cases, oil and gas majors are using “creative lawyering” to attack the same groups who brought them to court in the first place.
Read moreKeep an Eye on These California Lawsuits
Two California counties and one city are suing 37 oil majors for climate-related damages.
Read moreUpdate: Landmark Climate Change Lawsuit
The 21 young people who brought a climate change-related lawsuit against the federal government are fighting harder than ever now that Trump is in office.
Read moreKids’ Climate Lawsuits Make Progress in Court
Youth climate activists have taken on big oil and the federal government in a landmark constitutional rights case. For the moment, they’re winning.
Read moreExxon Must Come Clean in Massachusetts
Exxon must release documents related to its knowledge of climate change, representing progress for the state as well as for the national ExxonKnew campaign. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (photo) says the court order “affirms our longstanding authority to investigate fraud.”
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