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wildfires

Sep 2019

PG&E reaches $11 billion settlement over wildfires

John Sexton Sep 13, 2019 4:41 PM

“They’re clearly trying to squeeze victims.”

Jun 2019

California develops and immediately dumps new wildfire plan

Jazz Shaw Jun 17, 2019 6:31 PM

Thanks for playing

PG&E is cutting off power in California so they don’t get sued over another wildfire

Jazz Shaw Jun 09, 2019 12:31 PM

What did you expect them to do?

The only way to save the west is to burn the west

Jazz Shaw Jun 02, 2019 5:01 PM

Up in flames

May 2019

Cal Fire Investigators: PG&E power lines caused the deadly Camp Fire in California

John Sexton May 15, 2019 7:01 PM

Long suspected, it’s now official.

Feb 2019

PG&E: It’s ‘probable’ our equipment caused the deadly Camp Fire

John Sexton Feb 28, 2019 4:41 PM

“Everyone is concerned that the fire victims are not going to be fully compensated…”

Jan 2019

Green energy and litigation are bankrupting PG&E in California

Jazz Shaw Jan 31, 2019 12:31 PM

Blame for the wildfires is spreading like…

PG&E cleared in deadly 2017 fire, but claims court-proposed solutions would be too costly

John Sexton Jan 24, 2019 6:41 PM

“The proposals, aimed at stopping fires this year, would require the utility to remove an estimated 100 million trees…”

PG&E could sell off gas business to cover lawsuit claims, but would anyone want it?

John Sexton Jan 09, 2019 7:41 PM

“…would be used to set up a fund to pay billions of dollars in potential claims from wildfires”

Dec 2018

Does gallows humor from Camp fire cleanup crew merit firing?

Jazz Shaw Dec 18, 2018 12:31 PM

It’s a tough enough job as it is

Pacific Gas and Electric releases details on the likely cause of California’s deadliest wildfire

John Sexton Dec 13, 2018 1:01 PM

“At approximately 6:30 a.m. a PG&E employee observed fire in the vicinity…”

Nov 2018

California Camp Fire death toll now at 77 but number of missing remains high

John Sexton Nov 19, 2018 7:21 PM

“It just kind of looked like we’d be headed into Mordor.”

Death toll in 1 Calif wildfire climbs to 63 with 10 times that many still missing

Andrew Malcolm Nov 16, 2018 12:01 PM

Taking your breath away

Attorney for wildfire victims: Information ‘leads us to believe that PG&E is responsible’

John Sexton Nov 15, 2018 8:41 PM

“PG&E may not have enough to cover this cost…”

California wildfires: Authorities release list of missing persons and a lawsuit is filed against PG&E

John Sexton Nov 14, 2018 5:01 PM

“If you see anyone on the list who is no longer missing please contact us…”

Death toll from California wildfires climbs to 44

John Sexton Nov 13, 2018 7:21 PM

“…firefighters said the threat from the ‘Woolsey Fire’ was far from over”

Death toll from California wildfires is at least 31 but hundreds are still missing

John Sexton Nov 12, 2018 7:21 PM

“Northern California’s Camp Fire has torched more than 6,400 homes and killed 29 people since it began Thursday morning…”

Trump errs in threat to withhold federal funding from California over fires

Taylor Millard Nov 11, 2018 8:01 PM

Executive action to change wrongheaded policy is still wrong.

California wildfire death toll climbs to at least nine

John Sexton Nov 10, 2018 8:31 PM

“No, we’re not going to die like this.”

City of Malibu under mandatory evacuation as wildfire rages (Update: 5 dead from northern California fire)

John Sexton Nov 09, 2018 1:23 PM

“Malibu has about 13,000 residents…”

Aug 2018

Southern California’s ‘Holy Fire’ has burned 9,614 acres, suspected arsonist under arrest

John Sexton Aug 09, 2018 9:21 PM

“This place will burn.”

What it’s actually like inside a major wildfire

Andrew Malcolm Aug 07, 2018 10:01 PM

Like a wild beast.

Feb 2018

More cities trying to sue energy companies over “damages” from climate change

Jazz Shaw Feb 05, 2018 6:41 PM

What next? Volcanos?

Elon Musk may be in trouble for selling $10M worth of flamethrowers

Jazz Shaw Feb 03, 2018 2:31 PM

What could possibly go wrong?

Jan 2018

Father of girl rescued from mudslide was killed in the disaster, brother still missing

John Sexton Jan 11, 2018 9:21 PM

“Hundreds of rescue workers slogged through knee-deep ooze and used long poles to probe for bodies…”

Rivers of mud leave at least 13 dead in California

John Sexton Jan 09, 2018 9:21 PM

“I tried not to panic them, but I panicked them.”

Dec 2017

California wildfires burn 141,000 acres, Trump approves disaster declaration

John Sexton Dec 08, 2017 1:21 PM

“We are in no way near the end of this”

California wildfires continue to spread, LA schools and 405 freeway shut down

John Sexton Dec 06, 2017 5:01 PM

“It’s just very scary, the thought of going home to no home.”

California Wildfires burn 56,000 acres, state of emergency declared

John Sexton Dec 05, 2017 5:03 PM

“we just don’t know whether our house is burned down or not, because we can’t even see through all of the smoke.”

May 2014

CA Gov. Brown: These early wildfires are pretty much due to climate change, you know

Erika Johnsen May 18, 2014 6:31 PM

Of course.