Climate change

SEC to float mandatory disclosure of climate-change risks, emissions

U.S. regulators are set to propose stringent requirements for publicly traded companies to report information on greenhouse-gas emissions and risks related to climate change, in one of the Biden administration’s most significant environmental actions to date.

PG&E releases new plan on 2022 wildfire safety

Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. (PG&E) filed its 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan with state regulators on Friday and announced plans to "significantly accelerate the undergrounding of powerlines in high fire-risk areas."