Changes from the proposal include elimination of Scope 3 disclosures, scaled back attestation requirements, additional materiality qualifiers and narrower financial statement triggers. Gi...
On December 2, 2023, EPA announced its final rule regulating methane and volatile organic compounds emissions from the oil and gas industry. The rule updates current standards applicable ...
Governor Newsom has signed the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act, a law intended to combat “greenwashing” by requiring disclosure on net zero, carbon neutrality and emissions re...
Under a pair of California bills poised to become law, many large U.S. companies will be required to make broad-based climate-related disclosures starting as early as 2026. Once finalized...
On May 11, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants. The rule w...
On March 14, 2023, the U.S. EPA for the first time proposed public drinking water limits on six types of PFAS – a ubiquitous group of chemicals found in a broad array of products and in...
On November 11, 2022, at the United Nations Climate Conference, President Biden announced EPA’s supplemental proposal to broaden, clarify and strengthen its November 2021 proposed regul...
On August 16, 2022, President Biden is expected to sign the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), an energy and healthcare bill that includes approximately $369 billion in tax credits an...
Addressing climate change is one of the highest priorities of the Biden administration, and the pace of policy developments is expected to increase in 2022. This deck covers a wide range ...
On November 2, 2021, at COP26, President Joe Biden announced EPA’s release of a proposed rule under the Clean Air Act that for the first time regulates methane and volatile organic comp...
