On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California declined to block enforcement of California’s two major climate disclosure bills, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is forging ahead in implementing what the Agency now refers to as “the 200s”—the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate Related Financial Risk Act (SB...more
New laws take effect January 1 while regulated entities still await implementing regulations from California Air Resources Board....more
Iowa AG Brenna Bird led a group of 26 Republican AGs in filing two amici curiae briefs urging the dismissal of pending challenges to Environmental Protection Agency waivers allowing California to enforce its own vehicle...more
On August 13, 2025, the District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by several business groups challenging California Senate Bills 253 (Climate Corporate Data...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently held its second virtual public workshop to provide additional guidance on implementing California’s climate disclosure statutes, SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability...more
On August 21, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) held its second virtual public workshop on California’s climate reporting laws, Senate Bill 253 (The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and Senate Bill...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a virtual public workshop on August 21 to refine implementation of the state’s corporate climate-disclosure laws – Senate Bills 253 and 261 (amended by SB 219). In advance of...more
On August 21, 2025, The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held its second virtual workshop to “support the development of California’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program” reflected in the Climate Corporate Data...more
The California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) hosted a public workshop on August 21, 2025 to provide information on Senate Bills 253, 261 and 219 (the “California climate laws”) and solicit feedback from consumers and...more
Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board held its second marathon virtual public workshop on California’s pending corporate climate disclosure laws. These laws will require subject companies to publicly report on...more
Relief is not immediately in sight for companies subject to key California greenhouse gas emission laws. A federal court in California recently denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to pause compliance with SB-253,...more
Two California climate disclosure laws have withstood an attempt to block them in a lawsuit challenging their constitutionality. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group breaks down what the federal court’s...more
Key Takeaways - What is Happening? On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the District Court) denied the motion for a preliminary injunction filed by the United States Chamber of...more
On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for preliminary injunction to enjoin California Senate Bills 253 and 261. The Chamber of Commerce and five co-Plaintiffs...more
The ruling allows implementation of the laws while First Amendment litigation proceeds on the merits....more
On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California declined to enjoin California’s two major climate disclosure bills, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the...more
A group of truck manufacturers filed a lawsuit on August 11 against California regulators contending that the state lacks the authority to enforce its heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, which are stricter than federal...more
On August 12, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had “closed its investigation into whether several truck and engine manufacturers and their trade association violated the antitrust laws by entering the...more
On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued an order denying plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin California’s Climate Corporate Data...more
On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt enforcement of SB 253 (emissions disclosure) and SB...more
As the January 1, 2026, deadline to make the first required disclosure under California’s landmark climate laws approaches, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that it will host another virtual public...more
California is gearing up to implement and enforce two groundbreaking climate disclosure laws – the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDA) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (CFRA). In July 2025, in lieu of...more
US public companies put aside their attention on new climate-related disclosure rules adopted in 2024 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) because of ongoing litigation challenging these rules and recent changes...more
This series seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are doing. ...more