Environmental activist RFK Jr. earned thousands of dollars from oil and gas companies

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former top environmental lawyer, earned thousands of dollars from a company that leases land for oil and gas extraction.

Kennedy made between $17,759 and $29,257 from Jan. 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, from Arctic Royalty Limited Partnership, according to his financial disclosure filed in June, Politico reported. Arctic Royalty leases land to companies in states for oil and gas extraction, including Oklahoma, Texas, and the chemical subsidiary of the company responsible for the pollution in East Palestine, Ohio, after a train derailment last year, according to the outlet.