On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized its long-awaited climate disclosure rules on a party-line 3-2 vote. The new rules have been significantly watered down from the SEC’s March 21, 2022...more
3/28/2024
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Climate Change ,
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Securities Regulation
On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a trio of climate-related bills that will impact what companies doing business in California must (or can) say about their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the...more
3/15/2024
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
First Amendment ,
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Risk Management ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
On August 31, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations were published in the Federal Register, kicking off a 60-day public comment...more