Lankford Opposes SEC Overreach, Looks to Protect Agriculture Producers from Unworkable Regulations
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (June 10th) – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and 31 of his colleagues today pushed back on a proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would place unworkable climate disclosure regulations on farmers, ranchers and agriculture producers. The Senators’ called on the SEC to rescind the overreaching proposal, which would require publicly-traded companies to include certain climate-related disclosures in their registration statements and periodic reports. The rule would impose extensive new, complex, and burdensome greenhouse gas reporting requirements on all entities within a company’s value chain, including farmers and ranchers who fall outside of the SEC’s congressionally-provided authority.
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Lankford joins push back on proposed SEC rule forcing climate regs on farmers, ranchers, ag industry
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