ANALYSIS: SEC Opens Door for Climate Change-Related Shareholder Proposals and Disclosure Requirements, with Potential New Liabilities for Public Companies

The 2009 proxy season saw a record number of shareholder resolutions related to climate change directed at a range of industries, including automotive…

Senator Kerry Nears Release of Compromise Climate Change, Energy Bill; No White House Bill Planned

Three senators led by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) “are on a short track” to unveil compromise climate change and energy legislation that would increase…

Leaders of Three West Coast States, British Columbia Agree to Cooperate on Initiatives for Climate Change, Clean Energy

Leaders of three Western states and the premier of British Columbia on Feb. 12 signed on to a series of actions aimed at combating climate change, fostering clean energy development, and…

Obama Administration Requests More Funding for NOAA Research on Climate Change

The Obama administration is proposing a fiscal year 2011 budget of $5.55 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an increase of about $800 million from the…

Oil, Coal Industries Gearing up to Fight Obama Plan to Eliminate Tax Preferences

Fossil fuel industries said they will work to defeat President Obama’s latest attempt to eliminate almost $40 billion in tax preferences as part…

Obama Signals Legislation on Energy, Climate Remains Among Priorities in 2010

President Obama signaled in his State of the Union address to Congress Jan. 27 that he will continue to press for energy and climate legislation in 2010…

Climate Envoy Optimistic About International Negotiations, U.S. Measure Post-Copenhagen

Decisions made by both U.S. and foreign governments in the next few months will shape the follow-up to the December negotiations in Copenhagen…

Tackling Climate Change Tops EPA Priority List; Cooperation with States, Tribes, Environmental Justice Join List

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson Jan. 12 outlined seven priorities for the agency in 2010, adding two new items to the 5-item priority list she released last year…

White House Council to Release Draft Guidance on Considering Climate Change in Impact Assessments

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The White House Council on Environmental Quality is nearing completion of draft guidance that will determine how federal agencies are to consider greenhouse gas emissions and climate change concerns when…

Obama Says Disappointment Regarding Copenhagen Talks ‘Justified’; Shifts Focus To Spur Action In U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Obama Dec. 23 said “people are justified in being disappointed about the outcome” of the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, but added that the negotiations were not a failure…

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