CARB Sees Ripeness, Standing Faults In Suit Over Climate Disclosure Laws

California air board attorneys are arguing that a federal district court should dismiss industry’s constitutional lawsuit to block California’s landmark 2023 laws requiring large corporations to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change risks, contending the claims are unripe and the plaintiffs lack standing to sue. Plaintiffs’ “claims arising under the Supremacy Clause and the limits on extraterritorial regulation are not justiciable, as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) -- the agency tasked with enforcement of the laws...