Articles by News and Politics Fellow Akielly Hu
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![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, a Republican Congressman from California, signs a resolution that would have overturned a Biden administration rule allowing retirement fund managers to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions at the U.S. Capitol on March 9, 2023. President Biden has vetoed the bill.]()
![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, a Republican Congressman from California, signs a resolution that would have overturned a Biden administration rule allowing retirement fund managers to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions at the U.S. Capitol on March 9, 2023. President Biden has vetoed the bill.]()
What is ESG, the investment strategy under attack by Republicans?
ESG is called “woke capitalism” by the right and “greenwashing” by the left. But to most investors, it’s just common sense.
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![Emissions from a coal-fired power plant blow into the distance]()
![Emissions from a coal-fired power plant blow into the distance]()
To protect downwind states from smog, EPA cracks down on coal power pollution
The new “Good Neighbor” plan will halve nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants by 2027.
