Economics In Brief

Economics In Brief

University climate activists fight for fossil fuel divestment.

Students at Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt have filed legal complaints against their universities for what they say are illegal investments in fossil fuels. (Image via Shutterstock) February 18, 2022

Students at Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt have filed legal complaints against their universities for what they say are illegal investments in fossil fuels.The plaintiffs argue that the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act forces universities to invest their resources into "socially beneficial ends," and that conflicts with the school’s current investments, […]

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