The 2026 reporting deadlines are quickly approaching for California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261). The California Air Resources Board (CARB), responsible...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
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
There was a noteworthy development in the ongoing legal challenge to the SEC’s mandatory climate disclosure law (dating from the Biden administration), which is currently pending in the Eighth Circuit. Following the decision...more
On May 29, 2025, the California Air Resources Board delivered a presentation that provided additional details concerning the soon-to-be implemented mandatory climate disclosures. Perhaps most significantly, the California...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that it will hold a virtual public workshop to “support the development of California’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program,” as reflected in The Climate...more
In the face of the Trump administration’s hostility toward California’s Clean Air Act waivers in general, CARB withdrew its request to EPA for a waiver for the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation on January 13, 2025....more
Citing recent investigations and new emissions detection capabilities, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) urges automakers and equipment manufacturers to voluntarily disclose potential violations of regulatory...more