Over the past several years, many states have enacted laws targeting the consideration of ESG factors in investing and business practices. These laws vary widely in scope and design and c...
Armed with Republican control of Congress, President-elect Trump hopes to implement his environmental policy priorities, consisting of support for domestic fossil fuels production and man...
Last week, the Supreme Court declined to stay EPA’s power plant GHG emissions rule pending legal challenges in the D.C. Circuit. This order – together with the Supreme Court’s deni...
Proposals to delay compliance deadlines in California’s three landmark climate-related disclosure laws failed to pass during the recently concluded legislative session, while a modest s...
The three “first-in-the-nation” California climate-related disclosure laws enacted late last year are each the subject of proposed amendments making their way through the legislative ...
On May 9, 2024, EPA published a final rule requiring existing fossil fuel-fired steam generating units and new fossil fuel-fired combustion turbines to cut GHG emissions, including throug...
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...
