SEC Poised for Slow Regulatory Unraveling Under Trump: Explained

Republicans are poised to dismantle corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements and other priorities of President Joe Biden’s SEC, after Donald Trump takes office next year.

Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to start undoing the climate rules as soon as January, less than a year after their March release under Democratic Chair Gary Gensler. The regulations have yet to take effect; the agency paused them in April after companies, Republican state attorneys general, and others sued.

A Republican-led SEC also will have the ability to begin work to scrap registration and short-sale rules for hedge funds, as well ...