Wildfire-Weary Australians Eye Christmas Blighted by Blazes December 23, 2019 By Jason Scott Australia’s devastating wildfires, which at the weekend destroyed close to 200 homes and claimed another life, show no sign of...
PG&E Plunges as It Races to Meet Governor Bankruptcy Demand December 16, 2019 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. shares plummeted after California Governor Gavin Newsom rejected its bankruptcy restructuring plan, forcing the company to make sweeping...
Sydney Choked by Hazardous Haze From Australia Bush Fires December 11, 2019 SYDNEY — Wildfires engulfed the Australian city of Sydney on Tuesday in haze so thick in some places it was...
California Threats Jump from Fires to Floods as Wet Season Hits December 10, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan California’s climate threats could soon be jumping from wildfires and blackouts to floods and mudslides as the wet season kicks...
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...
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...
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...
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...
California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire Blackouts November 22, 2019 By Andrew Hay California utility PG&E Corp has imposed 10 intentional blackouts this year to reduce risks its power infrastructure could spark wildfires...
PG&E Cutting Power to 150,000 Customers in New Mass Blackout November 20, 2019 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. is moving forward on cutting power to about 150,000 customers starting early Wednesday in the latest mass blackout...