Dem senators ask banks to stop funding O&G exploration in ANWR

A group of 15 Democratic senators wrote to 11 major banks last week asking them to ban funding oil and gas drilling or exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

"The scale of your banks’ assets individually, let alone together, give you the ability to drive change in protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in shifting towards a U.S. financial sector that effectively analyzes and plans for climate risks," the senators wrote.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/481272-democratic-senators-ask-banks-to-prohibit-funding-arctic-drilling

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