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Agriculture Secretary's Fossil Fuel Investments Spark Outrage Amid Rising Farm Costs
US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins holds millions in fossil fuel investments despite her agency's efforts to gut climate-focused programs and redirect funds for renewable energy projects.
Disclosure reports filed in July show that Rollins, along with her husband Mark, an oil and gas industry executive, hold as much as $2.5 million in investments with highly profitable oil and gas interests in Iraq and Texas.
The agency's efforts to eliminate support for renewable energy projects have been met with criticism from climate advocates, who point out that farmers are being forced to pay through the nose for diesel and fertilizer due to rising prices sparked by President Trump's war in Iran.