By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he would sign legislation that would require large companies to ...
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he would sign legislation that would require large companies to disclose their carbon footprints, potentiallyaFrite Restaurant's Fight for Survival: little Halifax versus Halifax's little Toronto | SaltWireNEW YORK - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he would sign legislation that would require large companies to disclose their carbon footprints, potentially putting the state ahead of federal...
The State senate approved the bill mandating greenhouse gas emissions disclosure last week, leaving Newsom with the final say. Asked at the start of"Climate Week" in New York, a week of events coinciding with the U.N. General Assembly, whether he would sign the bill, Newsom replied:"Of course I will sign that bill.
Measures aimed at managing environmental, social and governance factors have created controversy among U.S. politicians in recent years. Lawyers have said the new California legislation could still be challenged in court. Last week, California sued major oil companies, alleging they had played down the risks posed by fossil fuels.
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