CARB Resists Industry Push To Quickly Block Climate Disclosure Laws

California air board attorneys are pushing back on industry groups’ motion for a federal district court to find that the state’s greenhouse gas and climate risk disclosure laws are unconstitutional and block their implementation, arguing that the laws do not violate the First Amendment by requiring companies to weigh in on hot-button issues. “Neither law requires a reporting entity to take a position on any ‘politically salient’ or ‘controversial’ issue,” states a July 24 California Air Resources Board (CARB) brief...