Tucson Presses for Fixes to Residents’ Gripes About Scooters December 9, 2019 TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson officials are calling on the two e-scooter companies operating in the city to fix problems reported... Read More
PG&E Soars After Striking a $13.5 Billion Deal With Fire Victims December 9, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Scott Deveau PG&E Corp. surged to a two-month high after reaching a $13.5 billion settlement with the victims of wildfires ignited by... Read More
$12.7M Dam Project Aimed at Protecting New Mexico Village December 5, 2019 By Susan Montoya Bryan In one southern New Mexico village, it’s like clockwork — the summer rains come and the floodwaters follow. Federal officials... Read More
Growing Group Seeks Local Takeover of PG&E December 5, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David R. Baker More than 110 Northern California city and county officials representing the majority of bankrupt PG&E Corp.’s customers are proposing to... Read More
9th Circuit Finds Carrier Not Liable to Defend in Sexual Abuse Case December 5, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court reversed a ruling that would have forced a homeowner’s insurer to pay up to $300,000 in... Read More
PG&E Is Near $13.5 Billion Deal With Wildfire Victims December 4, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Scott Deveau PG&E Corp. is close to finalizing terms for a $13.5 billion payout to victims of wildfires ignited by its power... Read More
Public Lands Commissioner Proposes Fund to Fight Wildfires December 4, 2019 By Nicholas K. Geranios SPOKANE, Wash. — The state’s commissioner of Public Lands released a proposal Monday to raise some $63 million each year... Read More
Regulation Standards Seen As Factor in Alaska Quake Damage December 3, 2019 By Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Assessments following Alaska’s enormous 2018 earthquake showed building damage was worse outside Anchorage’s safety area because of... Read More
PG&E Could Have Prevented Deadly California Fire, State Says December 3, 2019 By Mark Chediak Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. for years failed to properly inspect and maintain its transmission system — an oversight that... Read More
PG&E Probing Whether Cables at Risk of Failing and Causing Fires December 2, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. is trying to determine whether other jumper cables along its system may be susceptible to failure after one... Read More