Wildfire Acreage Way Down in California this Year – So Far August 21, 2019 By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES — California is not burning. At least not as much as it has in recent years. Acreage burned...
PG&E Posts $2.6 Billion Loss Stemming From Bankruptcy, Wildfires August 9, 2019 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp., the bankrupt California utility giant, reported a $2.6 billion second-quarter loss and said it expects more charges this...
Insurers Offer Competing Plan to Rescue PG&E from Bankruptcy July 25, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — Insurance companies contending that Pacific Gas & Electric owes them more than $20 billion from wildfire claims...
California Cities Ask Newsom to Remove Hurdles for PG&E Assets July 19, 2019 A new California law, a win for Governor Gavin Newsom, is intended to help utilities cover wildfire liabilities. But it’s...
PG&E Is Already Starting Fires Again, Just Weeks Into the Season June 28, 2019 By Mark Chediak Just a few weeks into California’s dry summer season, fires linked to Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. have already started...
If PG&E Wants Newsom’s Fire Aid, Here’s What It Has to Do June 24, 2019 By Mark Chediak It’s no secret that California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to create a fund that the state’s electric utilities can tap...
Congress Passes $19 Billion in Disaster Aid, Sends Bill to Trump June 4, 2019 By Erik Wasson and Steven T. Dennis The House cleared a $19 billion disaster-aid plan for areas hit by hurricanes, Midwest floods and California wildfires on Monday...
Judge Approves $105M Fund for California Wildfire Survivors May 24, 2019 By Daisy Nguyen Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. received approval Wednesday to establish a $105 million fund to help survivors of recent California...
A Month Out From Wildfire Season and PG&E Is Behind on Tree Work April 29, 2019 By Mark Chediak California is just one month away from the official start of wildfire season and bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. is...
‘Falling Through the Cracks’: Vulnerable Homeowners Overlooked after Disasters April 16, 2019 By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON — It was the middle of the night when Yvonne Rawhouser’s neighbor woke her up to warn her that...