As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) steps back from defending its March 2024 Climate Disclosure Rule, companies face growing uncertainty in navigating an increasingly fragmented and uncertain landscape of state...more
In a potential blow to the fledging EV transition, reports have noted that the Trump transition team is planning to terminate the $7,500 consumer EV credit, an action publicly supported by Elon Musk....more
The SEC’s new climate regulations generate uncertainty for companies that must comply with both the SEC’s and California’s climate-related disclosure requirements.
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
In response to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a class deviation postponing the proposed requirement to disclose greenhouse gas emissions.
On November 14, 2022, the...more
Whether by land, by sea or through human innovation, carbon sequestration is likely coming to (or already happening in) a destination near you. As our planet, overdosed on greenhouse gases, battles climate disasters, a...more
Business groups’ recently filed lawsuit mounts the first legal challenge to California’s novel climate disclosure laws, creating potential uncertainty for impacted companies.
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin...more
California’s unprecedented AB 1305 law purports to target “greenwashing” by mandating public disclosures about virtually any claim of “significant” carbon reductions, but its broad wording and uncertain effective date raise...more
12/20/2023
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has issued a far-reaching proposed rule that requires significant greenhouse gas reporting and emission reduction obligations for federal contractors.
Most federal contractors,...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently issued a far-reaching proposed rule that includes significant compliance obligations for contractors related to their greenhouse gas emissions.
Most federal contractors,...more
Multi-state coalition’s lawsuit challenges Trump EPA withdrawal of California Clean Air Act waiver.
EPA formally announced its decision to withdraw California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed the state to set its...more
10/1/2019
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As federal efforts to roll back environmental regulations from the Obama era continue, environmental groups have been increasingly filing lawsuits against industry alleging damages related to climate change impacts, using the...more
9/14/2017
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