Climate Activist Who Took On BlackRock Now Takes Aim at Vanguard

Casey Harrell, the campaigner whose sustained pressure was instrumental in pushing BlackRock Inc. to act against climate change, approaches his work as if locked in a race against time. That was true even before the 42-year-old environmental activist was diagnosed last year with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Harrell’s latest effort, focused on Vanguard Group Inc., is likely to be his last.

Climate activist Casey Harrell, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is leading a campaign to push Vanguard Group to act on climate change.

Photographer: Marissa Leshnov for Bloomberg Green

“My diagnosis has put me on the ALS clock, which is a different clock than most people live,” said Harrell, who resides in Oakland, California, with his wife and young daughter. He works as a senior strategist for the Sunrise Project, an Australian nonprofit that ...