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Disputes over safety, cost swirl a year after California OK'd plan to keep last nuke plant running

More than a year after California endorsed a proposal to extend the lifespan of its last nuclear power plant, disputes continue to swirl about potential safety risks and future costs tied to the decades-old reactors

The Independent UK

A California town was leveled by a wildfire. Three years on, it feels the world has forgotten

Berry Creek’s struggle to recover is a harbinger of what’s to come in the era of climate crisis

The Guardian - US

A town re-emerges from the ashes of a devastating wildfire. But five years on, is Paradise for all?

A deadly blaze in 2018 leveled the area, but now residents are dreaming of a different future in the rapidly developing community

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PG&E's plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates

Pacific Gas & Electric wants to bury many of its power lines in areas threatened by wildfires

The Independent UK

Environmentalists suffer another setback in fight to shutter California's last nuclear power plant

Federal regulators have rejected a request from environmental groups to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

Environmental groups urge regulators to shut down California reactor over safety, testing concerns

Environmental groups are calling on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

Critical fire weather in arrives Northern California's interior; PG&E cuts power to 8,400 customers

Gusty winds and low humidity have brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California

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Hawaiian Electric pushes back on claims of negligence after Maui wildfires

Utility company rejects Maui County lawsuit accusing it of contributing to deadly blazes that tore through communities.

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Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds

In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact

The Independent UK

Environmental group suffers setback in legal fight to close California's last nuclear power plant

A California judge is rejecting an environmental group’s lawsuit that sought to block the state's largest utility from seeking to extend the operating life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

The Independent UK

"We got mobbed for autographs – thousands of screaming schoolgirls and we had to escape in a limo": the wild ride of Pacific Gas & Electric

Fêted by critics, mobbed by crowds, admired by Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton… then God intervened to dim the lights of Pacific Gas & Electric

Louder

Verdict in Oregon wildfires case highlights risks utilities face amid climate change

A jury verdict that found power company PacifiCorp liable for devastating wildfires in Oregon in 2020 is highlighting the legal and financial risks utilities face if they fail to take proper precautions for climate change

The Independent UK

The reckoning that wasn’t: how the largest US power firm avoided a trial for a deadly wildfire

Families of victims who died in the 2020 Zogg fire hoped to hold PG&E accountable, but as it has done before, the company agreed to a settlement

The Guardian - US

California judge dismisses criminal charges against PG&E in 2020 fatal fire

A California judge has dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric for its role in a 2020 fatal wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed four people

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California utility avoids trial for 2020 wildfire that killed four

Pacific Gas and Electric will pay over $50m for rebuilding and civic penalties and continue initiatives to reduce wildfire risks

Tribune News Service

PG&E must pay $150 million for role in deadly 2020 Fire

California regulators ordered PG&E Corp. to pay $150 million in total penalties for its role in starting a deadly 2020 wildfire.

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PGE announces major clean energy storage project in Portland

Portland General Electric, the utility that serves Portland, Oregon, plans to announce Friday it is putting in 400 MW of power, the second-largest battery storage installation in the United States

Capital & Main

California’s Methane Climate Solution Rewards Dairy Gas. Other States Take a Harder Line.

Incentives for cow manure methane prop up gas infrastructure — can California do better?

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The Independent UK

Lawsuit seeks to uphold closing California’s last nuke plant

An environmental group is suing to block efforts to extend federal operating licenses for California's last nuclear power plant

Tribune News Service

Man charged with allegedly bombing PG&E transformers in Northern California

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A man whose home has been the site of a dayslong police search by bomb squad technicians, hazmat teams and federal agents is now charged with a series of felonies alleging he bombed two PG&E electrical transformers in South San Jose at the turn of the…

Los Angeles Times

PG&E can keep operating Diablo Canyon — at least for now, feds say

Pacific Gas & Electric cleared a major hurdle Thursday in its bid to operate the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant beyond 2025, with a federal agency ruling that PG&E can keep the reactors humming while the company navigates a lengthy relicensing process.

Tribune News Service

PG&E delivers bill shocks to customers amid soaring natural gas prices

Soaring prices for natural gas and this winter’s icy blasts have jolted unsuspecting PG&E customers with brutal — and fast-rising — monthly utility bills.

The Independent UK

Thousands of California residents plunged into darkness due to fire at PG&E substation

The outage caused security lines at the Oakland airport to come to a standstill

Tribune News Service

Power slowly returns after outage, fire at Pacific Gas & Electric substation in Oakland

A transformer caught fire Sunday afternoon at a Pacific Gas & Electric substation in East Oakland, California, cutting power to tens of thousands of people across the East Bay.

Tribune News Service

Power cut to 50,000 customers amid fire at Pacific Gas & Electric substation in Oakland

A transformer caught fire Sunday afternoon at a Pacific Gas & Electric substation in East Oakland, cutting power to tens of thousands of people across the East Bay.

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