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California’s mandatory climate risk disclosure is almost here: Is your company ready?

McDermott Will & Schulte on 8/12/2025

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

2024 Clean Energy Act Promotes Energy Storage Deployment Across Massachusetts

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel on 1/15/2025

On November 21, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law sweeping clean energy legislation (St. 2024 c. 239, An Act Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity and Protecting Ratepayers, referred to here...more

EV Roundup - September 2024

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel on 9/10/2024

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS announced that U.S. consumers have saved more than $1 billion in upfront costs on their purchase of more than 150,000 clean vehicles since January 1, 2024, thanks to...more

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends

DLA Piper on 8/30/2024

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

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/1/2024

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 1, January 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/27/2023

Contech Trends to Watch in the New Year - “As builders adapt to economic, supply chain and labor challenges, they’re turning to technology to boost performance.” Why this is important: All of the turmoil of 2022 (the...more

California Senate Passes the Climate Corporate Accountability Act

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/14/2022

Continuing its leadership in the battle against climate change, California takes a big step forward by requiring transparency concerning the carbon footprints of the nation’s largest corporations doing business in the state. ...more

[Webinar] Living on the Edge: Managing Sea Level Rise in California - May 27th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Nossaman LLP on 5/6/2021

With the recent flurry of coastal law bills before the California State Legislature and the myriad headlines advising that we must retreat from the shore, sea level rise (SLR) and related climate change topics remain front...more

Carbon Emissions and the Recent Climate Mobilization Act of New York City

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/15/2021

The new Presidential administration has set off a renewed emphasis on sustainability and climate change. While owners and other stakeholders involved in New York City real estate have been grappling with many of these issues...more

Post-Election Update 2018

Bracewell LLP on 11/9/2018

2018 MIDTERMS: The Power of Women, Possibility, and Partisan Rancor - The 2018 midterm elections showcased the power of women, both as candidates and as a key voting demographic. The elections represented a new political...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/14/2018

As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site - "Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more

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