Diluted SEC Climate Rules Head Toward Early March Release (1)

The SEC is expected to release a weakened version of greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirements for companies as soon as early March, before a government shutdown threatens to freeze most agency work indefinitely.

Congress must reach a deal to fund the Securities and Exchange Commission and several other agencies to keep them open past March 8. The SEC is unlikely to vote to adopt the climate regulations next week, making the week of March 4 the last chance to deliver them ahead of a potential agency closure. The agency typically holds public votes to issue rules on Wednesdays, raising the ...