California Weighs Catastrophic Wildfire Fund as Way to Protect Utilities April 5, 2019 By Jim Sams Creation of a catastrophic wildfire risk pool is emerging as the most likely option as California lawmakers seek to protect...
Judge Tells PG&E to Hold Dividends to Pay to Help Reduce Wildfire Risks April 3, 2019 By Jim Christie A U.S. judge said on Tuesday that PG&E Corp. cannot resume dividends and must use the money to reduce wildfire...
California Disaster Insurance Act Passes Key Committee March 26, 2019 Legislation by that could lead California to consider buying insurance in the private market to cover rapidly increasing costs of...
California to Waive Environmental Rules to Prep for Wildfire Season March 26, 2019 By Kathleen Ronayne California Gov. Gavin Newsom has moved to bypass environmental regulations to prepare for the next wildfire season, a move he...
PG&E Pushes Back on Judge’s Proposals to Prevent Wildfires March 25, 2019 By Sudhin Thanawala Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is pushing back on a U.S. judge’s revised proposals to prevent the utility’s equipment from...
Burning Down a House to Show How to Build for Wildfire Defense March 20, 2019 By Don Jergler After only a year into his job as CEO and president of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety,...
Deadly 2017 California Wildfire Found Sparked by Edison Power Lines March 14, 2019 By Steve Gorman The devastating Thomas Fire that killed two people and destroyed more than 1,000 structures northwest of Los Angeles in December...
Forest Management After Fires a Focus for California Agency March 7, 2019 By Sudhin Thanawala After successive years of devastating wildfires, California’s fire agency has announced a plan that would dramatically increase the removal of...
Judge Orders PG&E Compliance With Fire-Safety Laws March 6, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat A federal judge is requiring PG&E Corp. to abide by rules governing how the utility operates its power lines in...
Opinion: California’s Wildfires Burn Our Climate Illusions March 4, 2019 By Liam Denning Joan Didion’s “Holy Water,” written in 1977, is a paean to the elaborate engineering that supplied her taps in Malibu...