EPA enforcement priorities include new focus on landfill methane, PFAS

The agency’s latest update to its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives drew comments from industry trade groups as well as New York City about potential implications for waste operations.

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 21, 2023

Gensler pressured by 80 Democrats to adopt climate risk rule

Democrats backed a proposed SEC rule on carbon emissions disclosure following GOP-backed hearings last month aimed at curbing federal promotion of ESG principles.

By Jim Tyson • Aug. 7, 2023

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This year has shaped up to be a formative one for ESG, from the U.S. pulling out of major climate agreements to federal agencies recalibrating their approach to sustainability under the new administration.

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SEC takes climate rule criticism ‘very seriously’: top official

GOP lawmakers on Tuesday accused an SEC division director of undermining capitalism by pushing for a climate risk disclosure rule.

By Jim Tyson • July 18, 2023

SEC General Counsel defends climate risk disclosure rule

Republican lawmakers accused the SEC’s top attorney of stonewalling requests for information on the agency’s regulation and enforcement.

By Jim Tyson • June 22, 2023

GOP lawmakers tell Gensler not to bow to EU’s tough climate rules

The Biden administration aims to allow strict EU standards on climate risk to guide actions by U.S. companies, according to top Republican legislators.

By Jim Tyson • June 6, 2023