$166M in Fines Recommended for PG&E Over California Outages November 2, 2020 California regulators are being asked to fine Pacific Gas & Electric nearly $166 million for failing to properly inform customers...
Scientists Want New Framework for Understanding California Wildfire Costs, Risks October 29, 2020 A new report out shows challenges current fire management policies in California, proposes a new framework for understanding the total...
Winds Fanned California Fires and Kept Thousands of Evacuees Away October 27, 2020 Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of...
Monitor: PG&E in California Prioritized Targets Over Reducing Wildfire Risk October 22, 2020 By Joel Rosenblat and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. prioritized meeting inspection targets over meaningful reduction of wildfire risk, according to a monitor overseeing the utility’s program...
California Could See More Fire-Prevention Power Shutoffs October 21, 2020 Electricity may be shut off to 50,000 Northern California utility customers this week to try to prevent power lines from...
California Pledges to Protect Homeowners from Insurer Withdrawals Due to Wildfires October 19, 2020 By Don Jergler California’s insurance commissioner on Monday pledged to step up efforts to protect the state’s residents from wildfires and address a...
Should Upcoming California Commissioner’s Hearing on Wildfires Concern Insurers? October 16, 2020 By Don Jergler Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara will convene a “virtual investigatory hearing” on Monday to initiate a series of regulatory actions that...
California Heat Wave Prompts Power Shutdowns, Wildfire Danger October 16, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez More than 50,000 California utility customers were without power and others around the state were urged to conserve electricity Thursday...
California Commissioner Asks Insurers to Cover Wildfire Losses Sans Home Inventory October 2, 2020 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is asking insurance companies help wildfire survivors by providing up to 100% of personal property...
Report: Nearly 2M Homes at Elevated Risk of Wildfire September 30, 2020 Nearly 2 million homes, mostly in the Western U.S., with a rebuilding value of more than $638 billion are at...