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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Fossil Fuel Climate Change

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Litigation Updates — June 2025

The SEC’s mandatory climate disclosure rule remains stayed pending the outcome of the current litigation in the Eighth Circuit. Recently, however, Republican SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda suggested that the Trump administration...more

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A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations

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The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more

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President Biden Issues First Veto to Protect ESG Investing

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Today, President Biden issued the first veto of his presidency. This action had been heavily telegraphed in advance and was widely expected. Nonetheless, this veto is extraordinarily significant....more

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Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates - January 2023

Climate Change Litigation: Beginning in 2017, an array of state and local governments began pursuing claims against major fossil fuel producers — particularly the major oil companies (Chevron, Exxon, BP, Shell, and...more

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ESG and the SEC: Where Are We Now?

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The first half of 2022 saw significant U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement and rulemaking activity around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. In its regulation of ESG investing, the...more

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Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — September 2022

Climate Change Tort Litigation - Beginning in 2017, an array of state and local governments have pursued claims against major fossil fuel producers — particularly the major oil companies (Chevron, Exxon, BP, Shell, and...more

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NY Times Reports on Coordinated Effort by Republican Officeholders to Penalize Companies' Efforts to Reduce GHG Emissions

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The New York Times has reported that the State Financial Officers Association has "push[ed] Republican state treasurers, who are mostly elected officials and who are responsible for managing their state's finances, to use...more

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Raskin Nomination for Federal Reserve Torpedoed by Conservative Objections to Potential Climate Regulations

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Yesterday, Sarah Bloom Raskin, who had previously served as a Federal Reserve governor and deputy Treasury secretary during the Obama administration, withdrew her nomination to be the Federal Reserve's vice chair of...more

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House Financial Services Committee Approves Climate Risk Disclosure Act

The House Financial Services Committee has approved the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021. The bill now heads to the House floor....more

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