US EditionIndustry Groups Ask Supreme Court to Block California Climate Disclosure Laws
Business groups argue the laws violate the First Amendment by compelling speech on climate risks, with support from 25 state attorneys including Iowa, challenging California’s disclosure rules.
- On Friday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked the Supreme Court to pause California laws requiring thousands to report emissions and climate risks, seeking a temporary hold on one law due Jan. 1.
- Senate Bill 253 requires larger firms to disclose emissions and climate impacts, while SB 261 obliges several thousand companies to assess climate-related financial risks; both were signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023 with reporting expected early next year.
- The Chamber estimates about 5,000 companies will be affected, while state air regulators say roughly 2,600, and the California Air Resources Board estimates more than 4,100 must comply, with ExxonMobil and the Chamber filing lawsuits, and Eugene Scalia seeking a pause through an emergency appeal.
- The case has moved to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals without action, and shortly after, Iowa and 24 other Republican-leaning state attorneys joined the business appeal; the justices are expected to seek California's response next week.
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce argues the laws violate the First Amendment, amid a conservative-majority Supreme Court skeptical of environmental regulations and a paused SEC climate rule last year.
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Business Groups Ask Supreme Court to Block California Emissions Reporting
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked the Supreme Court on Nov. 14 to prevent two California laws from coming into force that compel companies to make information about their emissions and climate risks public. The Chamber and other industry groups filed an emergency application against Lauren Sanchez, head of the California Air Resources Board, and two other state officials, to block California Senate Bills 261 and 253 from taking effect. The appl…
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Business groups ask Supreme Court to pause California climate reporting laws in emergency appeal
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the Supreme Court to pause new California laws expected to require thousands of companies to report emissions and climate-risk information.
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Supreme Court urged to block California laws requiring companies to disclose climate impacts
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups urged the Supreme Court on Friday to block new California laws that will require thousands of companies to disclose their emissions and their impacts on climate change. One of the laws…
Industry groups ask Supreme Court to block California climate disclosure laws
Industry groups including the Chamber of Commerce on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block California state laws that require companies to disclose information about their emissions and climate risks. The organizations filed an emergency request with the high court asking it to prevent the laws from taking effect while they try to challenge them.…
Industry groups urge Supreme Court to block California climate disclosure laws
Industry groups, including the Chamber of Commerce, filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court to block California laws requiring companies to disclose emissions and climate-related risks. Driving the news: The laws targeted are California Senate Bill 261 and Senate Bill 253, which mandate large companies to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions and risks climate change poses to their operations. Senate Bill 235 adds requir…
U.S. Chamber Challenges California’s Climate Reporting Laws at Supreme Court
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s recent move to ask the Supreme Court to pause California’s new climate reporting laws has sparked a significant debate in the corporate and legal spheres. This last-ditch effort to halt the implementation of these laws, which require thousands of U.S. companies to report on climate risks and greenhouse gas emissions, underscores the high stakes involved in the… Source
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