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01.31.24

U.S. Chamber and Others Sue to Block Climate Disclosure Mandate Laws

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Farm Bureau, and other business interests sued the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to block implementation of first-in-the-nation California laws mandating disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related “risks” in specified ...


01.03.24

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing of Invalidation of Berkeley Natural Gas Ban

Banning natural gas in new construction is a core tactic for authorities seeking to decarbonize the building sector.


07.14.23

Supreme Court: Business Registration Statutes Don't Violate Due Process

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court will encourage forum shopping by enterprising plaintiffs, particularly to out-of-state jurisdictions where a defending business has few or no contacts.


07.06.23

Climate Disclosures: California Mandates Advance in Legislature with Modest Reprieve

Two proposed California laws that would mandate disclosure of climate-warming emissions and organizational “risk” related to climate change moved closer to Governor Newsom’s desk.


06.01.23

California Senate Approves Greenhouse Gas Disclosure; SEC Remains Conspicuously Silent

The California Senate passed two bills that would require climate-related disclosures from specified companies doing business in California.


06.01.23

Carbon Capture and Sequestration—“Essential,” but Too Little, Too Late?

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR), including carbon capture and sequestration, was once derided as little more than a corporate ploy to prolong reliance on fossil fuels.


04.20.23

Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Mandates Advance in California Legislature; SEC Remains Silent

Two bills that would require climate-related disclosures from specified companies doing business in California advanced in the Legislature this week.


04.18.23

Berkeley’s Natural Gas Ban in New Housing and Businesses Not Allowed, Says Ninth Circuit

Local or state regulations seeking to decarbonize new buildings by banning natural gas appliances or infrastructure are preempted under federal law according to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.


02.21.23

Mandatory Climate Emissions Disclosures: California Lawmakers Press On While SEC May Be Backing Off

Mandatory disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions by business operators is coming, one way or another. California legislators continue to press for a change in law that would require disclosures for large businesses that do business in California.


03.16.22

CEQA to Project Proponents: ‘Why Can’t You Do Solar?’

A mammoth case out of Lake Tahoe affirms a new environmental review obligation for project proponents: Why can’t you do solar?