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Eighth Circuit Indefinitely Pauses SEC Climate Rule Litigation: Key Implications for Public Companies

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently granted the Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance (the Motion) in Iowa v. US Securities and Exchange Commission – the case challenging the SEC’s 2024 climate disclosure rules...more

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Eighth Circuit Holds SEC Climate Rule Litigation in Abeyance

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On April 24, 2025, the Eighth Circuit ordered that the litigation over the validity of the SEC's climate disclosure rule be “held in abeyance.” This order was in response to a submission by a coalition of blue states that...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Votes to End Defense of Climate Disclosure Rules

On March 27, 2025, the SEC announced that it voted (2-1) to end its defense of the final enhanced and standardized climate-related disclosure rules (the Climate Rules). The SEC previously adopted the Climate Rules on March 6,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Federal Climate Change Disclosures No More

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In a move that perhaps comes as no surprise, on March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “the Commission”) issued Press Release 2025-58 announcing it had voted to end its defense of its climate-related...more

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SEC Abandons Climate Disclosure Rule

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As expected, the SEC under the Trump Administration has abandoned the climate disclosure rule promulgated by the Biden Administration. Specifically, as stated in a court filing today, “the Commission has determined that it...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Acting SEC Chairman Seeks Pause on Climate-Related Disclosure Rule Litigation

On February 11, 2025, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) Mark Uyeda issued a statement directing the Commission staff to request that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

The Fate of the New U.S. Climate Change Rules Under the New Republican Administration; Certain States are Expected to Ramp Up...

It is no secret that the incoming Republican Administration has been skeptical of the federal government’s climate change measures, which brings further uncertainty to the SEC’s new climate change rules (the “Rules”).  To be...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules – Temporarily Stayed

On March 15, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new climate-disclosure rules, which were adopted March 6. The three-judge panel granted the requests...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules Could Collide with California’s Laws

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

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Three Cases Highlight the Importance of Judicial Branch Procedural Rules in Resolving Policy Disputes

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Policy debates normally focus on substance. Is climate change real? How can business entities weigh environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their decision-making? ...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Federal Court of Appeals Stays SEC Climate Rule

On Friday, March 15, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an administrative stay on the application of the SEC’s new rules regarding climate-related disclosures for investors, which we covered...more

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That Didn't Take Long . . . Fifth Circuit Temporarily Blocks New SEC Climate Disclosure Rule

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Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay of the SEC's recent climate disclosure rule, which was issued last Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The unpublished order by a three judge panel (Jones,...more

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West Virginia v. EPA: The Forecast is Cloudy for Environmental and Agency Regulation

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The United States Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited opinion in West Virginia v. EPA, significantly restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) authority to combat climate change and regulate carbon...more

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