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Climate Legislation
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Green Building Law Update
Maryland’s 2026 Environmental Laws: What Changed and Where the Opportunities Are
The 448th session of the Maryland General Assembly concluded on April 13, 2026, after considering 2,229 bills. During the 90 day legislative session, 884 of those bills passed both chambers…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
CARB Delays Rulemaking on California Climate Laws
By Shawn Zovod, Jason Langford, Melissa Horne
On October 14, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) quietly announced it was delaying its release of a proposed rulemaking on California’s climate laws. While the rules were originally…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
2024 In Review: California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation
By Tony Toranto, Nathan Barbara
As we enter 2025 amid the devastating Los Angeles fires[1] and with a new presidential administration, we continue our series of yearly reviews of the most significant governmental actions taken…
Climate Change Blawg
Scotland Passes Revised Climate Change Legislation Amidst Criticism
The Scottish Parliament has passed a revised Climate Change Bill that reshapes Scotland’s approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In a decisive vote of 105 to zero, Members of the…
Securities Law Exchange
Motion for Summary Judgement Denied: Battle over California Climate Legislation Continues
Soon after California passed far-reaching climate legislation last year (referred to herein as SB 253 and SB 261; see our earlier blog post here and here for background), it was challenged in the U.S. District Court…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Commission takes stock of how key pieces of climate legislation are operating
On 15 May 2024, the European Commission published reports on several key pieces of EU climate law including the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Among other things it is…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
The State Of California Is Too Broke To Implement Costly Climate Legislation
In previous posts, I have written about SB 253 and SB 261. The former requires "reporting entities" (as defined) to disclose Scope 1, 2 & 3 greenhouse gas emissions. The…
Known Trends
California Legislature Passes Climate Bills
Our recent Client Alert discusses two climate bills approved this week by the California legislature, Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), and Senate Bill 261,…
EHS Law Insights
Environmental aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
By Megan Haines, Ben H. Patton, Todd O. Maiden, Peter Trimarchi, Jennifer A. Smokelin, Casey J. Snyder
Introduction President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) into law on August 16, 2022. The Act represents an expansive investment in the energy industry, with many…
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European Commission Proposes a Landmark “Fit for 55” Package of Climate and Energy Legislation (1 in 4-Part Series)
Delivering a key component of the European Green Deal umbrella policy that it adopted in December 2019, the European Commission issued 15 legislative proposals, accompanied by three non-legislative communications in…