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...
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...
Explosions Threatening Lithium-Ion’s Edge in a Battery Race April 24, 2019 By Brian Eckhouse and Mark Chediak Another lithium-ion battery has exploded, this time at an energy-storage complex in the U.S. At least 21 fires had already...
The Other Coal Fight: Red States Try to Drain Toxic Waste Ponds April 10, 2019 By David R. Baker It’s the other dirty problem for U.S. coal — one that could cost utilities billions to clean up. Even as...