Regional Power Archives

Michigan’s Corporate Lobby

Chambers of commerce advocate for the interests of billionaires and big business over working families and communities

March 27, 2026

Author(s): Rob Galbraith

Issues: Billionaires Regional Power

Hochul stalls climate action amid multi-million dollar lobbying effort by fossil fuel industry

Polluters seeking to undermine New York’s climate response have spent millions of dollars on lobbying firms that have deep ties to state government and have hosted high-dollar fundraisers for Governor Hochul

November 18, 2025

Author(s): Rob Galbraith

Issues: Fossil Fuel, Regional Power

Issues: Fossil Fuel Regional Power

New York’s Double Agents

Top fossil fuel lobbyists also work for environmental groups, hospitals, and leading cultural institutions

February 13, 2024

Author(s): Public Accountability Initiative

Issues: Fossil Fuel, Regional Power

Issues: Fossil Fuel Regional Power

Pittsburgh’s Double Agents

The Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Who Represent Climate Victims

October 31, 2023

Author(s): Public Accountability Initiative

Issues: Fossil Fuel, Regional Power

Issues: Fossil Fuel Regional Power

Power Lines 102

A Guide to Challenging Utility Rate Hikes

October 12, 2023

Author(s): Public Accountability Initiative

Issues: Fossil Fuel, Oil & Gas, Regional Power

Issues: Fossil Fuel Oil & Gas Regional Power

Crooked Kathy’s Dirty Donors

The Billionaires Buying New York’s Budget

March 22, 2023

Author(s): Public Accountability Initiative

Issues: Billionaires, Regional Power

Issues: Billionaires Regional Power

The Anti-Electrification Force

The New York utility corporations trying to block building electrification to protect billions of dollars in profits

March 8, 2023

Author(s): Public Accountability Initiative

Issues: Fossil Fuel, Regional Power

Issues: Fossil Fuel Regional Power

Fueling Obstruction

The Fossil Fuel Networks Undermining Climate Action in New York State

November 2, 2022

Author(s): Rob Galbraith

Issues: Fossil Fuel, Regional Power

Issues: Fossil Fuel Regional Power

The Public’s Case Against DTE Energy

Extracting profits, inducing health
harms, and damaging democracy

August 19, 2022

Author(s): Public Accountability Initiative

Issues: Fossil Fuel, Regional Power

Issues: Fossil Fuel Regional Power

Pay to Play

How Big Real Estate Money is Leaving New York Tenants in the Dust

April 20, 2022

Author(s): Rob Galbraith

Issues: Regional Power

Issues: Regional Power