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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - April 2025

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Trump Administration actions - Trump orders DOJ to stop states from enforcing unconstitutional or preempted climate laws. In a sweeping Executive Order (EO) issued on April 8, President Donald Trump has ordered Attorney...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

State Climate Laws and Litigation Face Federal Pushback Under New Executive Order

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14260, Protecting American Energy From State Overreach​. Framed as part of the Administration’s broader strategy of unleashing American energy, the Order directs...more

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SEC ends defense of climate disclosure rules

On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to end its defense of its Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors rules in the ongoing Eighth Circuit case Iowa v....more

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SEC Ends Defense of Climate Disclosure Rules

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In March of 2024, we reported on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s adoption of a comprehensive set of rules governing climate-related disclosures. The rules would require public companies to disclose climate-related...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends, March 2025

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SEC withdraws defense of US climate disclosure rules; Uyeda speaks on ESG and materiality. On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the SEC...more

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Major UK Bank Penalized by the ASA for Greenwashing

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On December 18, 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority ("ASA"), the UK's regulator of advertising, issued a ruling against Lloyds Bank plc ("Lloyds") following a complaint by Adfree Cities, a network challenging corporate...more

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Implementing National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives Consistently with Executive Orders and Agency Priorities: U.S. EPA...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (“OECA”) issued a March 12th memorandum titled: Implementing National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives...more

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EPA’s Historic Deregulation Initiative: Implications and Opportunities to Engage

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On March 12, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that EPA would soon undertake efforts to roll back 31 environmental regulations that cut across industry sectors. EPA’s deregulatory...more

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Cuts, Closures, and Confusion: A Quick Update on U.S. EPA

It has been 50 days since the Trump administration took office, and there remains a tsunami of activity surrounding executive actions and announcements across the federal government. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more

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Carbon fraud is on the rise—but so is the regulatory counteroffensive

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At COP29 in Baku, new rules were adopted for carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. These rules are meant to increase the transparency of the country-to-country trading of carbon credits under Article 6.2....more

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Proposed Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime: A Welcome Change or Just More Costs?

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The consultation on the proposed reform of the Energy Performance of Buildings regime was launched on 4 December 2024 and outlines significant proposed reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) framework in England...more

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New York State Bill Seeks to Impose Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure Requirements

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On January 27, 2025, N.Y Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D), introduced Senate Bill 3456 (“SB 3456”) calling for the adoption of the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“CCDAA”). The bill is substantively identical to...more

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The State AG Report – 02.06.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •NCAA Agrees to Stop Imposing Name, Image, & Likeness...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

January 2025 Multifamily Alert

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With the New Year under way, we wanted to provide updates on legislative activity and other developments affecting multifamily properties in the region and across the country, including Maryland Building Energy Performance...more

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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

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - September 2024

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s regular bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

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The Climate Report | Third Quarter 2024

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REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime - Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed...more

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Securities Law Update - August 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains news on...more

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U.S. EPA Increases the Heat on Coolant Enforcement

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") filed a complaint for civil penalties against USA Wholesale, Inc. for the illegal import of hydrofluorocarbons ("HFCs"). HFCs are greenhouse gases used...more

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Update on RGGI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, Pennsylvania became the 12th member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). Pennsylvania joined RGGI pursuant to a 2019 executive order and a subsequent rulemaking promulgated by the state’s Department of...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Court Temporarily Stays New SEC Climate Change Disclosure Rules Amidst Widening Legal Challenges

Multiple legal challenges have already been launched against the SEC’s new climate change disclosure rules. Plaintiffs include Attorneys General from several states, a large business trade organization and a private energy...more

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US Insurers: Climate Change Disclosure Litigation and Data Calls Await

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The climate change landscape for insurers has changed dramatically this past month. There are multiple developments insurers should keep in mind – and not just the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent adoption...more

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U.S. EPA Announces New Climate-Focused Enforcement Strategy

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On September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ("OECA") released a memorandum announcing its new Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy....more

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Saul on ESG: Trends & Updates (October 2023)

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​This issue of Saul on ESG: Trends & Updates marks our first update tracking the legal trends and developments around environmental, social and governance (ESG). In recent years, we have been tracking and highlighting changes...more

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Public Companies Update – September One-Minute Reads

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California climate bills to be signed into law - This month, The Associated Press reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sign into law a pair of far-reaching climate disclosure bills that will impact many...more

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