A movement to divest from fossil fuel is gaining support among foundations as activists push for funding to be shifted away from coal, oil, and natural gas. The call from activists to the charitable ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Listen 4:40 In the past few years, students at hundreds of colleges and universities have started pushing their ...

In one of the biggest divestment announcements to date, dozens of faith institutions demonstrate climate leadership and accelerate the transition to a fossil free future 62 faith institutions have ...

Climate change is anthropogenic. Human activity and, in particular, our dependence on fossil fuels, causes it. Funds from private institutions — Georgetown University included — help prop up the ...

Dartmouth alumni released an open letter on April 2 demanding that Dartmouth president Phil Hanlon, the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility divest from fossil ...

Divestment is not futile. Pretending that money can be isolated from its political and environmental consequences is.

A student resolution under discussion by the University of Utah’s student government argues that fossil-fuel-driven climate change results in 400,000 deaths globally every year. The resolution’s ...

Fossil Free Illinois will lead a “March For Our Climate” on campus Friday from noon to 1 p.m., demanding the University divest from fossil fuel investments and redirect funds into sustainable ...

Nearly six years after committing to divest from fossil fuel companies, Georgetown University continues to hold shares in at least one company with close ties to oil and gas extraction. In February ...

As catastrophic wildfires spur insurance companies to raise homeowner premiums and drop thousands of policyholders across California, the industry has blamed climate change for fueling the blazes. Yet ...