UW Study Finds Ponderosa Pine Forests Most at Risk From Wildfires August 20, 2020 By University of Washington Recent years have brought unusually large and damaging wildfires to the Pacific Northwest – from the Carlton Complex Fire in...
Judge Grills PG&E Over Cable That Failed Before Massive Wildfire November 5, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge overseeing the probation of utility giant PG&E Corp. is demanding information on a power line that failed...
California Governor Threatens To Step in and ‘Restructure’ PG&E November 3, 2019 By Mark Chediak California Governor Gavin Newsom threatened a state takeover of PG&E Corp. unless the beleaguered utility giant makes a swift exit...
As PG&E Blackouts Ebb, Southern California Wind Risk Surges October 30, 2019 By David R. Baker, Mark Chediak and Brian K. Sullivan As Northern California residents began to get their power back, people in the Southern part of the state were facing...
Winds Whip California as 2.5 Million People Face Power Cuts October 29, 2019 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak California utilities are warning they may cut electricity to as many as 2.5 million people to prevent power lines from...
Tesla’s Futuristic Door Handles Blamed for Death in Fiery Wreck October 23, 2019 By Robert Burnson The futuristic door handles on Tesla Inc.’s Model S are being blamed for a fatal crash in which a police...
Millions in California Face Days in the Dark Even as Winds Slow October 11, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David R. Baker Winds are dying down. Utility giant PG&E Corp. has begun inspecting lines. And yet an unprecedented blackout that has taken...
California Blackout Spreads as Cities Brace for Days in the Dark October 10, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David Baker The unprecedented power shutdown by California’s PG&E Corp. has spread deeper into cities near San Francisco, ensnaring millions of people...
PG&E Cuts Power to Half a Million in California on Fire Risk October 9, 2019 By David R. Baker, Mark Chediak and Jeffrey Taylor PG&E Corp., the California utility giant forced into bankruptcy by devastating wildfires, has cut power to 513,000 customers in the...
Tesla Battery Flaw Cover-Up Allegation to be Evaluated by NHTSA October 4, 2019 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s received a petition calling for an investigation of certain Tesla Inc. electric...