In December 2024, the State of New York enacted the “Climate Change Superfund Act,” which would impose retroactive fines on fossil fuel...

Today, Chair Powell of the Federal Reserve delivered a speech at the Symposium of Central Bank Independence in Stockholm, Sweden, in...

Beginning in 2017, an array of state and local governments have pursued tort claims against major fossil fuel producers (e.g., the major...

During the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the nomination of Delaware Supreme Court Justice Montgomery-Reeves to the Third...

A non-profit research group, First Street Foundation, recently released data that calculates the wildfire risk for each property in the...

The federal district court in Delaware has remanded the climate change lawsuit filed by the State of Delaware against a variety of fossil...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced a plan to compel companies to issue climate-related financial disclosures. ...

Fitch Ratings, one of the three major credit rating agencies, recently issued a report noting the increasing use of ESG metrics in credit...

Last week, during a program on "Building the Financial System of the 21st Century," in the course of a speech principally focused on...

Yesterday, the SEC released a sample letter to companies concerning climate change disclosures.  Relying upon the guidance the SEC issued...

Earlier this week, Vermont became the latest state to file a lawsuit against the major oil companies featuring allegations focusing on...

In yet another front of the multifaceted government campaign against climate change, the House Oversight Committee is now investigating...

Yesterday, SEC Chairman Gensler testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  His remarks were...

Over the past several years, a number of municipalities and other public sector actors have launched a series of lawsuits against the...

In a speech yesterday in a webinar hosted by the Principles for Responsible Investment, SEC Chairman Gensler offered additional clarity...

On Friday, SEC Chairman Gensler announced the appointment of five lawyers to his policy staff.  Among them is one individual--Mika Morse,...