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Fifth Circuit Upholds (For Now) SEC Rules Concerning ESG Proxy Votes

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On May 10, 2024, the Fifth Circuit rejected an attempt by the States of Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Utah to invalidate an SEC rule “requiring funds to disclose their votes on environmental, social, and governance...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Justices Limit EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulation, Stop Short of What Observers Hoped/Feared

The Supreme Court severely limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) asserted authority to regulate greenhouse gases from existing emission sources such as coal-fired power plants. While devastating to EPA's...more

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Delaware's Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies is Remanded to State Court

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The federal district court in Delaware has remanded the climate change lawsuit filed by the State of Delaware against a variety of fossil fuel companies (including the oil majors) to state court. This lawsuit is one of the...more

King & Spalding

Second Circuit Climate Change Ruling Affirms Dismissal of State-law Claims

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In the past four years, state attorneys general or municipalities have brought 21 lawsuits based on state-law claims (e.g., nuisance, trespass, consumer fraud) seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for costs allegedly...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Climate Change Litigation Heats Up: Emerging Trends and Analysis

Recently, several Canadian youths aged 10 to 19, filed a lawsuit against the Government of Canada and the Attorney General of Canada over climate change, alleging violations of their rights under the Canadian Charter of...more

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