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Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas Launches Six-Part Series in the Stanford Social Innovation Review
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Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas Launches Six-Part Series in the Stanford Social Innovation Review
Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas
Across the country, communities are crossing political divides and uniting against the oil and gas industry. The Funder Collaborative’s new series in the Stanford Social Innovation Review shares stories of those who are fighting to hold the industry accountable, ideas for how we can nurture this growing social movement, and insights for repairing our civic life.

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In Memory of Former RFF Board Chair, Anne Bartley
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In Memory of Former RFF Board Chair, Anne Bartley
The Rockefeller Family Fund mourns the recent passing of Anne Bartley, who served on the board of RFF for more than twenty years, including three as its board chair. In a retrospective prepared for the 50th anniversary of the RFF, Anne said she was heavily influenced by her board service with RFF and its founding director Robert Scrivner. “RFF was innovative, entrepreneurial, and...
RFF Partner Helps Catalyze First-of-Its-Kind Wrongful Death Suit Against Oil and Gas Companies
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RFF Partner Helps Catalyze First-of-Its-Kind Wrongful Death Suit Against Oil and Gas Companies
Climate Accountability Initiative
Earlier this week, suit was filed against seven oil and gas companies for their responsibility in the wrongful death of Juliana Leon. The claim, brought by Ms. Leon's daughter with support from RFF grantee, the Center for Climate Integrity, alleges that the oil and gas companies failed to warn the public of the dangers of the planet-warming emissions produced by their products.
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Advocates Respond to Army Corps of Engineers’ Emergency Permits
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Advocates Respond to Army Corps of Engineers’ Emergency Permits
Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a list of projects that would qualify for “emergency” permits in response to President Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency. David Bookbinder, the director of law and policy at EIP is quoted in the New York Times saying, “The Trump administration appears to be gearing up to use false claims of an ‘energy...
Albany Law Names RFF Director to “Experts in Environmental Law” List
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Albany Law Names RFF Director to “Experts in Environmental Law” List
Climate Accountability Initiative
Albany Law named RFF Director, Lee Wasserman, to its list of alumni who are “making waves in environmental law, policy, protections, and efforts to make a better world for all of us.” Read the full write-up here.
RFF Director Speaks to Capitol Press Room on New York Climate Superfund Act
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RFF Director Speaks to Capitol Press Room on New York Climate Superfund Act
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Lee Wasserman spoke with the Capitol Press Room on New York’s groundbreaking law to hold major polluters accountable for their contributions to climate change. Listen to the interview here.
RFF Director Lee Wasserman Pens Letter to the WSJ Editor on NY's Climate Superfund Act
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RFF Director Lee Wasserman Pens Letter to the WSJ Editor on NY's Climate Superfund Act
Climate Accountability Initiative
In response to the Wall Street Journal's article “New York Will Now Tax America” (Dec. 28), RFF Director Lee Wasserman submitted a letter to the editor, featured in the Journal's opinion section, defending Governor Hochul's decision to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act into law. In his letter, Mr. Wasserman argues that "the costs of climate...
New York Passes Climate Superfund Law Requiring Polluters to Pay Their Fair Share of the Damage They Caused
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New York Passes Climate Superfund Law Requiring Polluters to Pay Their Fair Share of the Damage They Caused
Climate Accountability Initiative
New York—the state with the Nation's third-largest economy—enacted climate superfund legislation at the end of 2024, becoming the second state after Vermont to do so. This is a major victory for New Yorkers and the team of advocates, led by the New York Public Interest Research Group, that RFF organized to take on this historic legislative campaign. New York’s Climate...
Department of Energy Releases Study on the Impacts of Gas Exports
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Department of Energy Releases Study on the Impacts of Gas Exports
Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas
The Department of Energy released a long-waited study on the economic and environmental impacts of gas exports. The study showed that continued rise of gas exports could raise domestic gas prices, increase global GHG emissions, and negatively affect communities who live by the terminals. President Biden initiated the study in January 2024 when a pause was issued for approvals of new gas export...
IEEFA Releases Report on the Decline of Oil and Gas Sector’s Significance on Louisiana’s Economy
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IEEFA Releases Report on the Decline of Oil and Gas Sector’s Significance on Louisiana’s Economy
Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) issued a report showing the shrinking role of the petrochemical industry in Louisiana’s economy. While oil, gas and petrochemicals accounted for a third of the state’s GDP at the turn of the century, it now makes up just 14%.

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Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas Launches Six-Part Series in the Stanford Social Innovation Review

In Memory of Former RFF Board Chair, Anne Bartley

RFF Partner Helps Catalyze First-of-Its-Kind Wrongful Death Suit Against Oil and Gas Companies

Advocates Respond to Army Corps of Engineers’ Emergency Permits

Albany Law Names RFF Director to “Experts in Environmental Law” List

RFF Director Speaks to Capitol Press Room on New York Climate Superfund Act

RFF Director Lee Wasserman Pens Letter to the WSJ Editor on NY's Climate Superfund Act

New York Passes Climate Superfund Law Requiring Polluters to Pay Their Fair Share of the Damage They Caused

Department of Energy Releases Study on the Impacts of Gas Exports

IEEFA Releases Report on the Decline of Oil and Gas Sector’s Significance on Louisiana’s Economy