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Government Procurement Is Going Green

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.17.08

Federal and state governments are increasingly "greening" their procurement practices through new laws, regulations, and policy goals, all of which can present both compliance risks for contractors and business opportunities. Learn more through recent articles published by C&M attorneys at http://www.crowell.com/documents/The-Greening-of-Government-Procurement.pdf and http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/Article.aspx?id=1301.

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Client Alert | 7 min read | 12.17.25

CARB Proposes Regulations Implementing California GHG Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk Reporting Laws

After hosting a series of workshops and issuing multiple rounds of materials, including enforcement notices, checklists, templates, and other guidance, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed regulations to implement the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) (both as amended by SB 219), which require large U.S.-based businesses operating in California to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related risks. CARB also published a Notice of Public Hearing and an Initial Statement of Reasons along with the proposed regulations. While CARB’s final rules were statutorily required to be promulgated by July 1, 2025, these are still just proposals. CARB’s proposed rules largely track earlier guidance regarding how CARB intends to define compliance obligations, exemptions, and key deadlines, and establish fee programs to fund regulatory operations....