The Price of Private Equity’s New York Power Plant Grab
After a private equity firm purchased an upstate power plant, thousands of gallons of oil spilled into Lake Ontario. It’s part of a troubling pattern.

This article was published in partnership with The Nation.

Why would you invest in something that you’re not going to be allowed to use?
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