Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday paused a California law set to take effect in January requiring large companies to report every two years on how climate change could hurt them financially.
Another new law requiring major companies to annually disclose their carbon emissions can stay in place for now, the court ruled.
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