CARB Rebuts Industry Injunction Bid For Landmark GHG-Disclosure Rules

The California air board is urging a federal court to reject industry’s bid to halt a rulemaking to implement two landmark 2023 climate disclosure laws, arguing the plaintiffs do not face “irreparable harm,” are unlikely to prevail on the merits of their free-speech claims, and present an unripe challenge to one of the laws. “Plaintiffs cannot show a likelihood of success on the merits,” states an April 7 opposition brief filed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in Chamber...