On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 to propose long-anticipated rules mandating climate-related disclosures in companies’ annual reports and registration statements. The proposed rules...more
3/29/2022
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
New Rules ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
As expected, the Trump administration has been actively engaged in efforts to reverse the federal government’s regulatory direction with respect to climate change. In 2017, President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw...more
1/30/2018
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Deregulation ,
Endangerment Finding ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Methane ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Power Plants ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Repeal ,
Rollbacks ,
Stays ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump has expressed a strong opposition to many federal environmental regulatory programs and the work of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during Barack Obama's presidency. His nominee for EPA...more
2/4/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Barack Obama ,
Clean Air Act ,
Compliance Costs ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NAAQS ,
Political Debates ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Trump Administration
On August 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its final regulation, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), establishing carbon dioxide emission guidelines for existing affected electric utility generating...more
On August 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final regulation, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), establishing carbon dioxide (CO2) emission guidelines for existing affected electric utility...more
8/28/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Electricity ,
Emission Rate Credits ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Implementation Plans (FIP) ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Set-Asides ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power
In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to issue in final form three proposed regulations for limiting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions pursuant to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. The proposed...more
In Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 1408 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 22, 2013), the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision that is likely to have a significant impact on...more