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Stephanie Jones

Adaptation as Risk ManagementAgency FilingEnvironmental JusticeRisk Management

Comments to OSHA on Proposed Heat Protections for Workers (EDF)

These comments support the Heat Injury Proposal as a critical step in OSHA’s efforts to develop strong heat stress and injury prevention standards to protect workers. As OSHA acknowledges in its proposed rule, heat is the leading cause of death among all weather-related phenomena in the United States. Establishing robust…
Stephanie Jones
January 14, 2025
Adaptation as Risk ManagementAgency FilingEnvironmental JusticeRisk Management

Comments to OSHA on Proposed Heat Protections for Workers (Institute for Policy Integrity)

In these comments, we urge the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to finalize its proposed heat protections for workers (the Proposed Rule). OSHA’s analysis shows that the Proposed Rule is cost-justified and will result in significant health and safety benefits, particularly among groups more likely to labor under high…
Stephanie Jones
December 20, 2024
Adaptation as Risk ManagementEnvironmental JusticeEvent/ConferenceFinancial RegulationRegulatory ActivitiesRisk Management

Webinar: Innovative Insurance Solutions for a Climate Resilient Future

Climate change-driven events — such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and wildfires — pose a direct threat to the health and safety of individuals and communities. But beyond the immediate physical impacts, these events also jeopardize the financial stability of communities across the U.S., disrupting markets and local economies. This…
Stephanie Jones
November 22, 2024
Agency FilingFinancial DisclosureFinancial RegulationRegulatory Activities

Amicus Brief in Case Challenging SEC Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Rules

This amicus brief was filed by the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, and Sierra Club Foundation, a coalition of non-profit organizations that have differing missions and areas of focus but share a common assessment that climate-related impacts pose significant and…
Stephanie Jones
August 14, 2024
Blog/News ArticleFinancial DisclosureFinancial Regulation

Widespread Support for the SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Disclosure Standards

As shown in the quotes collected in this blog, a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would standardize public companies’ disclosures of climate risk information is getting strong support from the general public, investors, companies of various sizes across a wide range of sectors, law and business…
Stephanie Jones
September 13, 2022
Agency FilingEnergy RegulationFederal Energy Regulation

Comments to FERC on One-Time Informational Reports on Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessments

In these comments, EDF and the Sabin Center support the Commission’s proposal to require transmission providers to file one-time informational reports describing their current or planned policies and processes for conducting extreme weather vulnerability assessments. In promulgating a final rule, EDF and the Sabin Center recommend that the Commission supplement…
Stephanie Jones
August 30, 2022