Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California SenateBY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022 12:48PMThe California Senate passed a bill overnight prohibit the United States' two largest public pension funds from investing in the world's top 200 fossil fuel companies and require them to divest any existing holdings by 2030.
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