Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power February 10, 2026 By Michelle Ma and Lauren Rosenthal States in the U.S. West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in...
California Commissioner Orders Moratorium on Cancellations Over Pack Fire December 19, 2025 Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara ordered a mandatory one-year moratorium to prevents homeowners’ insurance cancellations and non-renewals for Pack Fire victims...
California Cuts PG&E’s and Edison’s Profits for Grid Investments December 19, 2025 By Mark Chediak and Michelle Ma California regulators reduced the profit that utilities are allowed to make on infrastructure investments in an effort to rein in...
Viewpoint: Bombarded by Fire Lawsuits, Policy Change is Sorely Needed in California December 2, 2025 Mere days into the new year of 2025, Los Angeles faced the highly destructive Palisades Fire, which destroyed some 6,837...
Farmers Eliminating Homeowners Insurance Policy Cap in California November 24, 2025 Farmers Insurance announced it will eliminate the cap on the number of homeowners insurance policies it offers in California. The...
US Sues Southern California Edison Over 2019 Wildfire October 8, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. government sued Southern California Edison to help restore National Forest System lands burned in the Saddleridge wildfire near...
Trump’s $7.6 Billion Energy Cuts Hit California Grid Upgrade October 2, 2025 By Ari Natter The Trump administration’s plan to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the U.S. government shutdown includes an initiative...
California Governor Signs Order on Economic and Insurance Impact of ‘Climate Crisis’ September 30, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order he said will help mitigate the impacts and better allocate the costs...
PG&E Investing $73B in Capital Spending Through 2030 to Harden System September 30, 2025 By Michelle Ma PG&E Corp. plans to invest $73 billion in capital expenditures through 2030 as it moves to harden a system that’s...
The LA Fires Destroyed 11,000 Homes. Less Than 10% Have Permits to Rebuild September 29, 2025 By Michelle Ma and John Gittelsohn Of the thousands of residents needing to rebuild after this year’s California wildfires, Andy Weyman would seem especially well positioned....