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JUST IN: As the Senate fails to act on catastrophic climate change, nearly one-third of its members are profiting from investments in oil, gas, and coal companies that are fueling the crisis. #CoveringClimateNow readsludge.com/2019/09/24/fac…
Twenty-nine senators and their spouses own between $3.5 million and $13.9 million worth of stock in companies that extract, transport, or burn fossil fuels, or provide services to fossil fuel companies, according to a Sludge analysis of personal financial filings as of Aug. 16.
The senators are invested in 86 fossil fuel companies, including well-known giants like ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, but also a range of lesser known companies that specialize in pipeline operations, natural gas exports, and oilfield services.
Use our interactive data visualization (embedded in the post) to see which companies senators are invested in: 
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