SEC Votes To End Defense Of Climate Disclosure Rules, Informs 8th Circuit

( March 31, 2025, 2:01 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to end its defense of its rules requiring companies to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions and has informed the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that it is withdrawing its defense of the rules in a case brought against the SEC by several states challenging the rules and no longer authorizes SEC counsel to advance the arguments set forth in the commission’s brief, which was filed before the change in presidential administrations....

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