Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 32094171.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1073/pnas.1922175117 and PMC identifier 7071911.
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Abstract
Do campaign contributions from oil and gas companies influence legislators to vote against the environment, or do these companies invest in legislators that have a proven antienvironmental voting record? Using 28 y of campaign contribution data, we find that evidence consistently supports the investment hypothesis: The more a given member of Congress votes against environmental policies, the more contributions they receive from oil and gas companies supporting their reelection.