PG&E Reaches $1 Billion Wildfire Settlement With Local Agencies June 19, 2019 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp., the California utility giant that went bankrupt five months ago amid crippling wildfire liabilities, has reached a $1...
PG&E Lines Tied to Deadliest California Fire in State Report May 16, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David R. Baker California investigators have determined that PG&E Corp.’s power lines ignited the deadliest blaze in state history, opening the door for...
California May Go Dark This Summer, and Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions...
PG&E Gets Approval to Pay Employees $350 Million to Meet Safety Goals After Wildfires April 24, 2019 By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E Corp can pay employees up to $350 million in bonuses this year to spur them to...
California Faces to Deter Disaster as Towns Face Fire Risk April 15, 2019 SACRAMENTO, California — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills....
Efforts to Clear Fire-prone California Forests Face Hurdles April 12, 2019 By Steve Schoonover About the photo: A firefighter works to battle the Carr Fire at a home in Redding, Calif., Thursday, July 26,...
California Lawmakers Eyeing Catastrophic Wildfire Fund April 5, 2019 By Jim Sams Creation of a catastrophic wildfire risk pool is emerging as the most likely option as California lawmakers seek to protect...
Watchdog Says FEMA Wrongly Released Survivors’ Personal Information March 26, 2019 By Colleen Long WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of...
Prosecutors Decline to File Criminal Charges against PG&E for Wine Country Fires March 13, 2019 By Steve Gorman An investigation into fierce wildfires that swept Northern California’s wine country in 2017, killing 46 people, found no basis to...
Wildfire Debris Removal Halted Due to Unstable Rain-Saturated Slopes March 11, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State officials have halted debris removal on Northern California hills scarred by a deadly wildfire because of...