Idaho lawmakers are tapping third-party groups in new strategy to ban banks and other companies from considering climate action

Published April 3, 2024 3:43pm ET



Idaho lawmakers have embarked on their second attempt to ban some companies from considering environmental impacts in investment decisions with help from outside national lobbying groups.

The Western state is one of several red states considering legislation that would ban investment practices that use environmental, social, and governance factors. The bills in Idaho have been significantly influenced by national conservative organizations, according to a report by the Idaho Statesman

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