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Environment & Animal Welfare

June 7, 2016

The largest public pension fund in Washington, D.C. has successfully purged its $6.4 billion fund of all direct holdings in fossil fuels, city council members and climate activists announced Monday.


June 2, 2016

DALLAS—Stockholders at Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest private-sector oil company, passed a proposal yesterday to nominate outside candidates to the board, a move that could affect the company's decisions on climate change.


June 1, 2016

DALLAS -- Stockholders at Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest private-sector oil company, passed a proposal yesterday to nominate outside candidates to the board, a move that could affect the company's decisions on climate change.


May 25, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement following the failed ExxonMobil shareholder vote on climate resolutions.


April 29, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


ICYMI: THE HILL LISTS REP. LIEU AS 1 OF 10 RISING STARS IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT WORLD

Online at The Hill, Rep. Lieu is among the top 10 rising stars in the energy and environment world.


April 22, 2016

Washington - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) joined fellow House Democrats to film a call for environmental justice in the face of the Republican Majority’s abrogation of its responsibility to act on environmental crises and to address the accelerating impacts of climate change.


March 31, 2016

REPRESENTATIVES TED LIEU & MARK DESAULNIER ASK CalPERS TO DIVEST FROM EXXONMOBIL
Request is latest step in effort to bring accountability to ExxonMobil
in light of growing concerns about the company’s deception on climate science