California Increases Utilities’ Requirement for Buying Surplus Renewable Energy

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed legislation Feb. 25 requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to double the level of surplus renewable power they buy from…

California Adopts Rule to Limit Emissions of Potent Greenhouse Gas from Electrical Equipment

The California Air Resources Board approved a measure Feb. 25 requiring about 75 electric utilities and other facilities to limit and monitor emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, a potent greenhouse gas used to…

Federal Trade Commission Solicits Public Comments on Possible Changes to Automotive Fuel Ratings Rule

The Federal Trade Commission announced Feb. 26 that it is considering changes to its Rule for Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification, and…

Two House Chairmen Introduce Resolution to Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations

Two House chairmen Feb. 25 introduced a resolution of disapproval to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from using its authority under…

Senate, House Approve One-Year Extension of Expiring PATRIOT Act Provisions

The Senate Feb. 24 and the House Feb. 25 approved a one-year extension of provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that were set to expire Feb. 28, including a…

Federal Trade Commission Warns 100 Firms on Peer-to-Peer Breach Issues, Opens Data Security Investigations of Others

The Federal Trade Commission has urged about 100 organizations to review their data security practices in light of breaches related to peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing…

ANALYSIS: 2010 Brings Raft of New U.S. Privacy Rules for Asset Management Businesses

The new year brings five new or proposed rules that will impact the collection of private financial and identifying information, how it may be shared and…

Bernanke Says Fed, SEC Examining Role of Derivatives, Financial Firms in Greek Crisis

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated Feb. 25 that the Fed is reviewing the role of derivatives and certain financial firms in the Greek debt crisis…

Court Clears $150 Million Settlement Between SEC, Bank of America over Merrill Proxies

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Feb. 22 gave its lukewarm approval to a proposed $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission…

SEC Supports, but Delays, Move to International Accounting Standards

The Securities and Exchange Commission Feb. 24 voted unanimously to issue a statement making clear its commitment to a single set of globally accepted…

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