PG&E sidesteps California Gov. Newsom by amending $13.5B settlement with wildfire victims
The utility indicated it is still in talks with Newsom’s office regarding its bankruptcy proceedings.
PG&E craters after California governor rejects bankruptcy reorganization plan
PG&E shares have plunged 77 percent of since Nov. 8, 2018, when the Camp Fire broke out.
PG&E invests in weather stations, cameras to monitor wildfires amid bankruptcy turmoil
The equipment can cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.
PG&E shares spike as it moves closer to bankrupcty exit
The embattled California utility registered the best session since October.
Strike brings France to a standstill as Eiffel Tower, trains shut down
Many visitors - including the U.S. energy secretary - canceled plans to travel to one of the world’s most-visited countries amid the strike.
Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
The electrical engineering professor at Texas A&M University figured he might save a life if his creation could prevent someone from being electrocuted by a downed live wire.
PG&E equipment caused no deadly fires this year, utility company says
Downed trees and branches would have likely triggered sparking on power lines 190 times if not for power shutoffs, PG&E says.
PG&E begins shutting off power in Northern California
No details were immediately provided as to how many people lost electricity, but the shut-offs are expected to affect 375,000 people and last into Thursday.
PG&E begins new mass power shutoff over fire danger
The shutoff will affect some 375,000 people.
Keystone pipeline spill now looks worse than previously thought
A crude oil spill from the Keystone pipeline in eastern North Dakota has turned out to have affected almost 10 times the amount of land as first reported, a state regulator said Monday.
PG&E may shut off power Wednesday to 180,000 homes, businesses
Utility says that shutoffs last month successfully prevented potential ignitions.
California's annual raging wildfires force small businesses to cope or die
The wildfires that are rampant this time of year in California force small business owners to be prepared in the same way as owners in other parts of the country who deal with tornadoes and other natural disasters.
Decades of California regulations, mismanagement mean fires, blackouts here to stay
It’s a story of climate change, a housing crisis and an aging power system that, like much of the U.S. infrastructure, has fallen into disrepair.
PG&E faces potential showdown over its bankruptcy plan
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is stepping up pressure on Pacific Gas & Electric to fork over billions more in cash to pay thousands of people who lost homes in wildfires that drove the utility into bankruptcy.
Neglected dams threaten thousands of Americans with disastrous flooding
A more than two-year investigation by The Associated Press has found scores of dams nationwide near collapse.
PG&E and California Gov. held intense closed-door meeting over fires, blackouts
Newsom also reiterated the state would consider a potential takeover of the utility if the bankruptcy is not resolved by June 30.
All evacuations lifted for Southern California wildfire
Crews working in steep terrain were tamping down hotspots and keeping an eye on lingering gusts in mountain areas that could carry embers, said Ventura County Fire Capt. Steve Kaufmann.
Southern California's Maria wildfire that began near power line 50 percent contained
The blaze has since burned 9,412 acres and is 50% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported Sunday morning.
Trump renews threat to cut wildfire aid to California
President Trump tells Gov. Gavin Newsom to "get your act together."
California seniors 'abandoned' during forced blackouts, wildfires
At least 20 seniors with wheelchairs and walkers were essentially trapped, in the dark, in a low-income apartment complex in Northern California during a two-day power shut-off aimed at warding off wildfires.