Businesses Lose Fresh Bid to Halt California Emissions Reporting

Sept. 12, 2025, 3:55 PM UTC

A federal judge has again rejected business groups seeking to pause California’s corporate emissions disclosure law.

The decision on Thursday by Judge Otis D. Wright II of the US District Court for the Central District of California came while an appeals court is reviewing his earlier decision that let the 2023 law proceed.

The groups didn’t show companies would encounter imminent and irreversible harm from SB 253 with their appeal pending, Wright said in an order. The US Chamber of Commerce and other organizations told him their members would face lasting damage if the law ...

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