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E&E News
16-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
House Democrats slam banks over climate commitments
Dozens of House Democrats hammered a group of financial institutions Thursday for shifting their climate commitments since President Donald Trump took office. Forty-one lawmakers cited their concerns in a letter to 12 financial behemoths, including Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs. The Democrats slammed the groups for withdrawing from coalitions committed to emissions reductions, such as the Net Zero Banking Alliance and the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. Advertisement The letter was led by Reps. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Sean Casten (D-Ill.), the ranking and vice ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee. They accused the banks of caving to pressure from the Trump administration and congressional Republicans.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'Not a Serious Tax Package:' Rep. Casten on GOP Tax Bill
Rep. Sean Casten (D) Illinois, states the tax package GOP members of Congress are working on is "not a serious tax package," and voices his concerns on potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. Rep. Casten also talks about his views on Qatar offering President Trump a Boeing jet, and the House GOP plan to claw back President Biden's climate law to fund President Trump's tax cuts. He speaks with Kailey Leinz on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Bloomberg
14-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Vows to Lift Sanctions on Syria
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. Rep. Sean Casten (D) Illinois, states the tax package GOP members of Congress are working on is "not a serious tax package." James Jeffrey, Former US Ambassador to Iraq & Turkey, discusses President Trump announcing he will lift sanctions on Syria. Rep. Lisa McClain (R) Michigan and Republican House Conference Chairwoman discusses why the tax bill needs to pass amid some Republican members of Congress not supporting the tax package for various reasons. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
13-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
'Not a Serious Tax Package:' Rep. Casten on GOP Tax Bill
Rep. Sean Casten (D) Illinois, states the tax package GOP members of Congress are working on is "not a serious tax package," and voices his concerns on potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. Rep. Casten also talks about his views on Qatar offering President Trump a Boeing jet, and the House GOP plan to claw back President Biden's climate law to fund President Trump's tax cuts. He speaks with Kailey Leinz on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Clean energy won't be stopped
A message from Canary Media's executive director: Despite the current chaos in Washington, D.C., the transition to a clean energy future won't be stopped. It's now being led from the ground up, by local and state elected officials, impassioned advocates, creative entrepreneurs, union craftspeople, dedicated citizens — and you. At Canary Media, we're committed to independent reporting on state and local clean energy progress in addition to national developments. And we're now better equipped than ever to cover state and local news thanks to our merger in February with the Energy News Network. If you appreciate the trusted journalism that our team provides, can you to help us keep going? Canary Media is celebrating its 4th birthday this month — another great reason to . The Canary Media team put a spotlight on the power of community-level clean energy action at our Canary Live Chicago event last month. Our speakers included Chicago's chief sustainability officer, the founder of the nonprofit Blacks in Green, and other impressive local leaders. The audience brought together members of a carpenters' union, solar developers, community-focused investors, government officials, students, and clean energy fans of all stripes. U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a longtime clean energy advocate, was the final speaker at our event. He galvanized the crowd and dropped some wisdom, at one point quoting Chuck Neblett, a civil rights activist and one of the Freedom Singers: 'There has never been a time in history when we have needed to create social change that the movement didn't come first.' Citizens can't wait for leaders to emerge, because we are the leaders — all of us. Canary Media is glad to be part of this joyful struggle with you. Canary Media is a nonprofit news organization, a role that's more important now than ever, and we rely on support from our readers. And remember: Donations are tax-deductible in the U.S. Thank you for your support — and for being a Canary Media reader.
