Lawmakers Talk LNG; Groups Eye California Disclosures, Carbon Border Plan

Senate and House committees this week will discuss the Energy Department’s (DOE) high-profile permitting pause for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to review if expanding such exports are in the “public interest,” amid deep partisan splits over the Biden administration’s move. Meanwhile, groups are weighing California’s corporate climate disclosure laws that are the subject of a new industry lawsuit, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) still crafting federal disclosure rules. Experts are also assessing how to design carbon border...