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Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter

March 2010

Volume 2, Number 10 March 2010

CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

ECLAC Report Finds Climate Change Will Impose Significant Economic Costs on Latin American Countries291

The Contingent Commitments of the Copenhagen Accord293

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman Seek to Find Middle Ground in Climate Change Debate296

The Fight over EPA’s ‘Endangerment Finding’ on Greenhouse Gases Goes to Congress298

California Adopts Nation’s First Mandatory Green Building Code300

CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE

Recent Scientific Studies of Climate Change302

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions305

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

Securities and Exchange Commission Releases Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure308

California Adopts Environmental Review Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions310

New Energy Standards Set By Massachusetts to Implement the Green Communities Act313