Utilities Want in on California Wildfire Insurance Fund, But Others Will Decide July 26, 2019 By Mark Chediak All three of California’s investor-owned utilities have now signed off on the creation of a $21 billion wildfire fund that...
Town Leveled by California Wildfire Reopens Its Public Pool July 22, 2019 The public swimming pool in Paradise, California, is reopening for the first time since a catastrophic wildfire destroyed much of...
Utility Customers Sue Over California Wildfire Law July 22, 2019 By Andrew Oxford Two Pacific Gas & Electric customers want the federal judge overseeing the company’s bankruptcy to strike down a new California...
California Legislators Approve $21 Billion Liability Fund for Utilities July 12, 2019 By Jim Christie California lawmakers approved legislation on Thursday to create a $21 billion fund to help utilities in the state pay for...
Judge Wants PG&E to Respond to Report It Knew Faulty Lines Could Cause Wildfires July 10, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat PG&E Corp. was ordered by a federal judge overseeing its probation to respond to a Wall Street Journal story claiming...
California Wildfire ‘Bailout’ for PG&E, Edison Clears Hurdle July 10, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Jeffrey Taylor Utility giants PG&E Corp. and Edison International are one step closer to getting California’s help in covering the costs of...
Proposed California Wildfire Board Could Operate Partly in Secret July 1, 2019 By Andrew Oxford A closely watched wildfire law proposed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom would exempt a new safety board from some of...
PG&E in California Wants to Securitize Some Profits to Cover Wildfire Costs July 1, 2019 By Scott Deveau and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. is lobbying for legislation that would allow the bankrupt California utility giant to securitize some of its profits...
PG&E Power Line Blamed for Sparking Small California Wildfire June 28, 2019 A downed Pacific Gas & Electric power line is blamed for sparking a wildfire in eastern Monterey County, Calif. this...
Jump in Western U.S. Wildfires Means Smoke’s Health Impact Will Spread June 26, 2019 Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say...