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Fossil Fuels

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This page collects the 28 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Fossil Fuels”. Coverage spans bills and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Climate Change, Energy Policy, and Energy.

Active Bills

State BillRHODE ISLANDMay 5, 2026Rhode Island General Assembly Regulates Property Insurers to Limit Fossil Fuel Underwriting and Require Climate DisclosuresProperty insurers in Rhode Island would be restricted from underwriting or investing in fossil fuel projects under a new legislative proposal. The measure also mandates climate risk reporting, emissioFederal BillFEDERALApr 28, 2026End Polluter Welfare Act of 2024Federal BillFEDERALDec 18, 2024Proposed Ban on Bank Financing for New Fossil Fuel ProjectsFederal BillFEDERALDec 10, 2024Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2024Federal BillFEDERALJun 5, 2024Resolution to Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules for Power Plants

Recent Activity

  1. Mon, Sep 141 item
    1. Trump's EPA repeals greenhouse gas emission limits on fossil fuel power plantsThe Trump administration is repealing greenhouse gas emission limits on the nation's fossil fuel-fired power plants, eliminating rules from the Biden administration that required coal and new natural San Diego County
  2. Thu, Sep 101 item
    1. Earth and U.S. Record Hottest August and Summer Amid Climate Change and El NinoEarth recorded its hottest month on record in August, tying the global mark set in July 2023, while the contiguous United States experienced its hottest summer ever measured, surpassing records from tHillsborough County
  3. Tue, Sep 11 item
    1. Federal judge blocks New York law requiring fossil fuel companies to fund climate damage repairsA federal judge has struck down a New York state law that would have required fossil fuel companies to contribute to a $75 billion climate change mitigation fund. The court ruled that the state-level Miami-Dade County2 reports
  4. Fri, Jul 32 items
    1. Study: Fossil Fuel Pollution Made Recent Heat Wave 'Virtually Impossible'A new study indicates that the current intense heat wave affecting the eastern United States would have been statistically impossible without the influence of fossil fuel-related pollution. The extremMonterey
    2. Study: Fossil Fuel Pollution Made Current Heat Wave 'Virtually Impossible'Santa Barbara
  5. Mon, May 181 item
    1. Opinion: Why Fossil Fuel Dependence Threatens National Energy SecurityRepresentatives Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank argue that reliance on fossil fuels undermines national security by tethering energy stability to global conflicts and infrastructure vulnerabilities. TUnited States

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Key Actors

  1. 01Donald Trumpperson4 mentions
  2. 02Environmental Protection Agencyorganization2 mentions
  3. 03New Yorklocation2 mentions
  4. 04U.S. Chamber of Commerceorganization2 mentions
  5. 05Kathy Hochulperson2 mentions
  6. 06International Energy Agencyorganization2 mentions
  7. 07Department of Energyorganization2 mentions
  8. 08Randy K. Weberperson2 mentions
  9. 09Sheldon Whitehouseperson2 mentions
  10. 10Lee Zeldinperson1 mentions

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  • Topic to billsRhode Island General Assembly Regulates Property Insurers to Limit Fossil Fuel Underwriting and Require Climate Disclosures, End Polluter Welfare Act of 2024, Proposed Ban on Bank Financing for New Fossil Fuel Projects (+2 more)
  • Topic to peopleDonald Trump, Kathy Hochul, Randy K. Weber (+2 more)
  • Topic to orgsEnvironmental Protection Agency, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, International Energy Agency (+1 more)
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  1. Sep 14, 2026NewsTrump's EPA repeals greenhouse gas emission limits on fossil fuel power plants
  2. Sep 10, 2026NewsEarth and U.S. Record Hottest August and Summer Amid Climate Change and El Nino
  3. Sep 1, 2026NewsFederal judge blocks New York law requiring fossil fuel companies to fund climate damage repairs
  4. Sep 1, 2026NewsFederal judge blocks New York law requiring fossil fuel companies to fund climate damage repairs
  5. Jul 3, 2026NewsStudy: Fossil Fuel Pollution Made Recent Heat Wave 'Virtually Impossible'
  6. Jul 3, 2026NewsStudy: Fossil Fuel Pollution Made Current Heat Wave 'Virtually Impossible'
  7. May 18, 2026NewsOpinion: Why Fossil Fuel Dependence Threatens National Energy Security
  8. May 12, 2026congressional recordSenator Whitehouse Report on Federal Energy Policy and Fossil Fuel Industry Influence
  9. May 5, 2026State BillRhode Island General Assembly Regulates Property Insurers to Limit Fossil Fuel Underwriting and Require Climate Disclosures
  10. Apr 28, 2026Federal BillEnd Polluter Welfare Act of 2024

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