SEC Commission Hester Peirce No Fan of SEC’s Regulatory Overreach on Climate

With investors recently having lost $5 trillion in stock value, the latest proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to saddle public companies with new disclosure requirements related to climate change has been met with a less-than-warm reception in most circles.  Many are rightfully concerned that the proposal’s high cost – as high as…

Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk Laid Predicate for SEC Overreach

It’s no secret that President Joe Biden is intent on using federal policy to advance his administration’s goal of a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. But that goal hasn’t just manifested in proposals related to obvious sectors such as energy and transportation. It’s also a key part of why the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…