Blazes in the Mediterranean basin, North America and Siberia resulted in the highest level of carbon emissions from wildfires ever recorded during summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The fires released Continue Reading
PG&E isn’t broke. It is following the survival strategy used by other troubled companies to put a lid on damage claims. For victims, that amounts to a loss of negotiating Continue Reading
Frustrated with wildfires and intentional blackouts caused by Pacific Gas & Electric, more than two dozen California mayors and county leaders are calling for a customer-owned power company to replace Continue Reading
Strong, dry winds play a key role in wildfires blazing out of control every fall in the state, including last week’s 77,758-acre Kincade Fire , which destroyed 374 homes and Continue Reading
Take your pick: Blackouts or wildfires. That’s the grim choice many in California are fearing as the state’s largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, says the effort to proactively shut Continue Reading
You smell it, or think you do. Like a bonfire on a beach. Then you see it in your headlights. Ash. Or maybe insects? The signs are coy at first, Continue Reading
For a third straight year, California’s fire season is ramping up when it should be winding down. After an onslaught of wind storms and flurry of blazes, large swaths of Continue Reading
There were two categories of people most affected by the fires in California: those who evacuated because the fires threatened them directly and those who stayed home under blackout conditions. Continue Reading
As California is living through the most dangerous time of the year for wildfires due to dry and windy conditions, experts say a trio of factors make America’s most populous Continue Reading
The wildfire in California may wipe out $2 trillion of housing value in four counties, Redfin says. The wildfire in California that has destroyed 198,000 acres of land and more Continue Reading
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening a state takeover of PG&E Corp. unless the company exits bankruptcy and dramatically improves the safety of its electric grid before the next wildfire Continue Reading
