House GOP Steps Up Scrutiny Of SEC’s Climate Plan Ahead Of Mid-Terms

House Republicans are pushing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to quickly lay out the authority for its climate-related disclosure rule and other measures, a sign of their stepped-up oversight of the Biden administration’s agenda even before the mid-term elections when they are expected to take control of the chamber. In a Sept. 22 letter to Biden-appointed SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the top Republicans on several key committees reiterate long-time warnings that the commission’s plan to require disclosure of firms’...