Last week the New York Senate passed a new set of environmental bills that included the previously reported on “Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act” (the “Act”). If passed, the Act will become the second set of bills passed in the
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9th Circuit Issued Preliminary Injunction Delaying Enforcement of California’s SB 261 Climate Based Risk Disclosure Law
Mid-week last week on November 18, 2025, SB 261 was put on official HOLD as the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued a one page preliminary injunction which halted enforcement of California’s Climate Related Financial Risk based…
Department of Energy Terminates $3.7 Billion of Clean Energy and Decarbonization Grants
Late last week (May 28, 2025), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it had terminated $3.7 billion in grants awarded to clean energy projects under the Biden administration through the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). In the…
EPA Terminates Billions of Dollars of Climate Grants, Including Social Justice Grants Under the IRA
Late last month, in an April 24, 2025 status report to the court, the Office of Mission Support of the EPA indicated that it has terminated 377 prior grants and that it intends to issue over 400 additional notices of…
New Executive Order on Showerheads – Better Water Pressure or Less So?
A new Executive Order entitled “Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads” (the “EO”) was released on April 9, 2025. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/maintaining-acceptable-water-pressure-in-showerheads/ Ostensibly, the President was directing policy to address what he perceives to be over regulation of a part of our…
April 8, 2025 Executive Order issued by the White House on Climate Change – “Protecting American Energy From State Overreach”
On April 8th, the White House issued its latest pronouncement against climate change in one of its latest Executive Orders entitled “Protecting American Energy From State Overreach” – https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/protecting-american-energy-from-state-overreach/ (the “Order”). Key Provisions of the Executive Order: The Order directs…
Illinois introduces HB 3673 – the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act – joining California, Colorado, New Jersey and New York in requiring Scope 1, 2 and 3 Reporting if Passed
On February 18, 2025, the Illinois House introduced and referred HB 3673 to its Rules Committee . See attached draft copy at https://legiscan.com/IL/text/HB3673/id/3109030/Illinois-2025-HB3673-Introduced.html Like the New Jersey, Colorado and New York bills that were previously reported on and which are being considered…
Tennessee House introduces HB 716 – Climate Resiliency Fund Act
Earlier in February, we posted about New York’s second in the U.S. “Polluter Pays” law (check the website for a copy of the post that outlines the law that was signed by Governor Hochul in 2024). Not surprisingly, 22 states…
New Jersey introduces S4117 – the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act – joining California, Colorado and New York in requiring Scope 1, 2 and 3 Reporting if Passed
On February 3, 2025, the New Jersey Senate introduced and referred S4117 to its Environment and Energy Committee proposed Bill S4117. See attached draft copy at https://legiscan.com/NJ/text/S4117/2024 Like the Colorado and New York bills that were previously reported on and which…
Colorado Introduces Bill to require Greenhouse Gas Disclosure – following California and New York
On January 28, 2025, the Colorado House in its Energy and Environment Committee proposed House Bill 25-1119. See attached draft copy at https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1119_01.pdf. Like the New York bill, if enacted, the Colorado bill would become the second or third set…