ECA Environmental & Product Liability Litigation Report

The Roux ECA team is pleased to introduce ECA’s Environmental & Product Liability Litigation Report, or ECA Blog, for our clients and other interested parties. The report will track emerging trends in environmental and mass tort litigation and provide information and commentary on tort and bankruptcy litigation rulings, legislation, state and federal environmental regulations, insurance coverage issues, and scientific and medical evidentiary matters.

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What Companies Need to Know About The SEC’s Upcoming ESG & Climate Risk Disclosure Regulation

March 22, 2023

In March 2022, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed an extensive climate disclosure regulation as part of President Biden’s overall climate risk policy. The proposal would require companies to disclose data and other information “about its direct greenhouse gas...

White House Proposes New Water Pollution Standards for Power Plants

March 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden-Harris administration announced a proposal on March 8, 2023, that would set stronger limits on wastewater pollutants from coal-fired power plants in the US. Under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal, the new standards...

Climate Risks & Resilience: How to Prepare for Reporting Requirements

December 15, 2022

Recently, the Biden administration proposed their Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule, which would require federal government contractors to disclose climate-related emissions and financial data, and to set science-based emissions reductions targets. This rule is part of the Biden...

SEC Proposes New Environmental Corporate Disclosure Regulations

March 24, 2022

On March 21, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed for public comment amendments to the U.S. Securities Act that would mandate disclosure of climate change risks by registrants in annual reports and registration statements. As part of President...