Acting SEC Chair Says Climate-Related Disclosure Rule Is Illegal
SEC Chair Uyeda began the process to permanently end the Climate-Related Disclosure Rule for large businesses.
US SEC will not defend climate rule in court
By Isla Binnie, Virginia Furness and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday signaled the regulator may roll back a controversial rule requiring thousands of public companies to disclose the threats their businesses face from risks related to the climate and environment.
S.E.C. Moves to Kill Climate Disclosure Rule
The acting chair, Mark Uyeda, is directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to pause its legal defense of a rule requiring companies to make climate disclosures.
SEC prepares to back away from defending climate rule in court
Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda directed SEC staff to initiate a pause in court while the commission awaits a quorum. The SEC may decide to withdraw from defending itself in a lawsuit over last year's climate disclosure rule.
SEC Appears Poised to Abandon Defense of Climate Disclosure Rules
An announcement by acting Chairman Mark Uyeda follows a move to relax reporting requirements, continuing a broad deregulatory push in the new administration.
SEC announces it will not defend climate disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday that it will not defend a year-old rule requiring publicly held companies to disclose climate-related risks and in some cases the
SEC Hits Pause on Defense of Climate Disclosure Rule
Acting Chair Mark Uyeda said he has directed staff to ask that an appeals court delay arguments while commissioners deliberate on next steps.
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