On December 12, 2024, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife released its draft Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan (Draft Conservation Plan) to the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission), as required by...more
On December 16, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued a request to solicit feedback regarding Senate Bill 253, Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and Senate Bill 261, Greenhouse Gases:...more
On December 16, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) released a notice soliciting comments on a number of specific questions to inform its implementation of the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“CCDAA”...more
On December 16, 2024, the California Air Resources Board--the regulatory agency responsible for implementing California's mandatory climate disclosure regime--solicited public feedback concerning the design of the regulation....more
On December 16, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) requested public feedback to “help inform its work to implement” the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk...more
2 On December 5, 2024, the California Air Resources Board--the agency responsible for implementing California's climate disclosure regulations--announced that it would “exercise enforcement discretion for the first reporting...more
On December 5, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued an Enforcement Notice regarding the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), which will require companies “doing business” in California to...more
In an Enforcement Notice released on December 5, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) announced that it will not take enforcement action against companies subject to California’s Climate Corporate Data...more
One of the Bay Area’s largest reservoirs is about to get bigger thanks to a partnership between local water agencies and the federal government. The San Luis Reservoir Dam, between Los Banos and Gilroy, will be raised 10 feet...more
In the complex world of “cap and trade” emissions regimes, acquiring credits to offset a company’s pollution portfolio requires decision makers to see the forest for the trees. And sometimes to buy the forest....more
A year after California enacted some of the nation’s most sweeping climate disclosure laws, a United States District Court issued an important ruling related to one of several challenges to these laws. The district court...more
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-5-24 on October 30 to address California's "affordability crisis" with respect to electricity rates. From Newsom's press release: "We're taking action to address rising...more
On September 27, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 219 (SB 219) into law, amending two sweeping climate disclosure acts passed just last year—the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the...more
The march toward mandated corporate disclosures for climate-related risks continues. Despite significant pushback and substantial legal challenges, state legislatures and regulators are continuing to advance laws and rules...more
On September 27, 2024, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 219, thereby amending SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Climate-Related Financial Risk Act). The key...more
On Sept. 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 219, a bill that, among other things, affirms the mandatory disclosure deadlines for California’s landmark carbon accounting laws. In addition to...more
Governor Newsom signs amended law, abandoning prior bid to provide additional time for implementation. Despite efforts by California Governor Gavin Newsom to provide more time for businesses to comply with the new...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As discussed in our prior legal update available here, in 2023, California enacted two laws that mandate certain climate-related emissions disclosures and financial risk reporting for thousands of public...more
In a update to the Environmental Law Monitor’s continuing coverage of California’s historic climate disclosure laws, California State Sen. Scott Weiner put forth on August 13 proposals to Senate Bill 219 that would delay the...more
The California legislature continues to press forward with the implementation of two of the state's sweeping climate disclosure laws after a proposal to delay the implementation dates by the governor failed to be considered...more
California Climate Disclosure Laws – New Developments, Old Timelines - The California legislature recently rejected Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to delay the deadlines to comply with California’s climate disclosure...more
On Aug. 31, the California legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 219, making targeted changes to SB253, the landmark California law that requires firms to report Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions beginning in 2026 and Scope 3...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains how – if approved by the governor – the deadline to set precise compliance dates for the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDAA) and Climate-Related...more
On August 31, 2024, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 219, approving certain technical amendments to the climate disclosure requirements under Senate Bill 253 (greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions) and Senate Bill...more
Last year, California passed three first-in-the-nation climate laws imposing disclosure obligations on thousands of companies with a presence in California. In October of 2023, California signed into law AB 1305, requiring...more