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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly 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
California is often the vanguard of climate-related policies and programs. From legislation requiring the state to reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and procure electricity from renewable and carbon-free sources...more
On May 29, 2025, a virtual public workshop held by the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") offered direction on how it interprets certain elements of California's climate disclosure laws. While CARB has a July 1, 2025,...more
In late 2023, California enacted “first-of-its-kind” climate-related disclosure laws comprising the following: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (California Senate Bill 253 (SB253)) – relating to greenhouse gas...more
Supremacy Clause and Dormant Commerce Clause claims against SB 253 and SB 261 were dismissed, while claims under the First Amendment proceed to discovery....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
Companies following the ongoing legal challenge to California’s climate disclosure laws in hopes that the court would strike down or limit the scope of these laws will be disappointed by the order issued by the U.S. District...more
On January 13, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council withdrew the greenhouse gas (GHG) disclosure rule that it proposed in late 2022. As explained previously, the proposed rule would have required certain federal...more
On September 27, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 219 (SB 219) into law, amending two sweeping climate disclosure acts passed just last year—the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the...more
Governor Newsom signs amended law, abandoning prior bid to provide additional time for implementation. Despite efforts by California Governor Gavin Newsom to provide more time for businesses to comply with the new...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains how – if approved by the governor – the deadline to set precise compliance dates for the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDAA) and Climate-Related...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday finalized tougher methane reporting standards that could increase the number of oil and gas companies that must pay fees for excess methane emissions....more
On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a trio of climate-related bills that will impact what companies doing business in California must (or can) say about their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the...more
As discussed in our earlier Client Alerts, California recently passed several laws requiring certain climate-related corporate disclosures, including, for example, regarding emissions and climate-related financial risk. As...more
The California 2023 Legislative Session ended on September 14, 2023 and presented Governor Gavin Newsom with several important changes to California’s water-related statutes. Newsom had until October 14, 2023 to sign all...more
As public companies anticipate the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) final climate disclosure rules, which are expected to be released sometime fourth quarter of 2023, California has beaten the federal government...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines a forthcoming new California law that will require disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions both directly and indirectly caused by a company....more
Meta Description: California’s Senate Bill 253 introduces mandatory climate disclosure requirements for large companies. Learn about emissions reporting and how Bill 253 leads the way into environmental accountability....more