Tag: Climate Action Rhode Island
Report: JPMorgan Chase still top financer of fossil fuels
PROVIDENCE – JPMorgan Chase & Co. continues to lead banks across the world in financing for the fossil fuel industry, according to a new...
R.I. carbon-emissions bill would make targets mandatory
Legislation that would escalate targets for reducing Rhode Island’s greenhouse gas emissions – and provide tools for enforcement – is getting the backing of...
JPMorgan Chase plans to cut support for fossil fuels, but local...
PROVIDENCE – Amid criticism from environmentalists and shareholder groups, JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced plans to end or phase out loans to some fossil...
JPMorgan Chase expands R.I. presence, despite opposition
PROVIDENCE – JPMorgan Chase & Co. celebrated the opening of its second Rhode Island Chase Bank branch with a ribbon-cutting on Jan. 28, according...
JPMorgan Chase draws opposition from local climate activists
PROVIDENCE – Local environmental activists continue to push back against JPMorgan Chase & Co. for financing the fossil fuel industry.
More than 20 protesters with...
Banks tied to fossil fuel lending
This wasn’t the welcome to Rhode Island that JPMorgan & Chase envisioned.
Protesters gathered recently at the bank's soon-to-open branch near Brown University in Providence....