Dorothy Slater

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  • Dec 31, 2021
    In December 2008, a coal plant in Tennessee experienced a dike breach which led to the largest industrial spill North America has ever seen. In the middle of the night, more than 7.3...
  • Sep 24, 2021
    Earlier this month, President Biden announced his intention to nominate Willie Phillips to be the tie-breaking fifth commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)....
  • Jun 8, 2021
    Late last month, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg handed down a disappointing ruling in the arduous fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). His opinion said that while...
  • May 14, 2021
    Progressives have generally seen Gary Gensler, the newly confirmed chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as a loyal advocate for the public interest. His tenure at...
  • Mar 19, 2021
    Two years ago, Goldman Sachs announced what was then Wall Street’s largest commitment to stop investing in the fossil fuel industry. That commitment—a ban on financing...