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Pending U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate-disclosure regulations have received a slew of criticism from Republican state attorneys general, who say they will likely challenge the rules in court if they are promulgated.  

In March 2022, the SEC announced it would propose rules requiring public companies to disclose climate-related risks and report their greenhouse gas emissions, including data on emissions generated by other entities in the organization's supply chain. The proposal is often called the agency's environmental, social, and corporate governance, or ESG, rule. 

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Maydeen Merino

Maydeen Merino is a regulatory reporter, covering the DOJ, FTC, SEC and EPA. She can be reached at [email protected].

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