SEC Shuns a Climate Reporting Rules Redo, Leaving Fate to Courts

The SEC has decided against either reviewing or reconsidering its Biden-era corporate emissions disclosure requirements, as the Eighth Circuit hears lawsuits challenging the regulations, the agency told the court on Wednesday.

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit should proceed with the litigation and rule on it, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in a filing. The SEC, now controlled by Republicans who oppose the climate rules, declined to tell the Eighth Circuit what it would do if the court upholds the 2024 regulations. Pre-judging any future SEC action “would not be appropriate,” the agency said.

The ...