Lawsuit filed against California’s new climate laws, plaintiffs cite First Amendment concerns

The State of California is facing a lawsuit against two out of three of its new climate laws, namely the ‘Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act’ (Senate Bill 253) and the ‘Climate-Related Financial Risk Act’ (Senate Bill 261). 

The lawsuit was filed this Tuesday by the US Chamber of Commerce, along with the Los Angeles County Business Federation, American Farm Bureau Federation, Central Valley Business Federation, California Chamber of Commerce, and Western Growers Association. It was filed in the federal District Court in California.