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The gas bill is $907.13? Sticker shock for Californians as prices soar

LOS ANGELES — Brent Eldridge had heard that prices for natural gas were high this winter, but nothing prepared him for how bad it could be.

Los Angeles Times

Bid to keep California reactors running faces time squeeze

A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant is facing a time squeeze

The Independent UK

Soaring California natural gas prices could bring higher electricity bills this summer

In the wake of skyrocketing gas rates, a utility company executive suggested that hikes in natural gas costs could lead to higher electricity bills this summer.

Los Angeles Times

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Two bald eagles nested in a pine for years. A utility company tried to chop it down

The fight to save the birds’ habitat ignites old frustrations over California’s engagement with tribal communities

The Guardian - US

PG&E to face trial for manslaughter over deadly wildfire

A judge says Pacific Gas & Electric must face trial for involuntary manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed four people

The Independent UK

Federal regulators reject Diablo Canyon license renewal request from PG&E. What happens now?

Federal regulators on Tuesday rejected a request from PG&E that would have eased the utility company’s efforts to keep operating California’s last nuclear power plant longer.

Tribune News Service

Mass storm outages bring misery across California, exposing power grid's vulnerabilities

David Higares was on his fourth day without power in his Morada, California, home in San Joaquin County when he woke up to indoor temperatures barely above 50 degrees.

Los Angeles Times

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California storm leaves over 120,000 still without power

More than 120,000 homes and businesses were still without power in California early on Monday, according to data from PowerOutage.us, after a massive storm last week that disrupted road travel with flash floods, rock slides and toppled trees.

Reuters

Pacific storm leaves over 60,000 still without power in California

More than 60,000 homes and businesses were still without power in California early Friday, according to data from , after a massive Pacific storm unleashed high winds, torrential rains and heavy snow across the state.

Reuters

5 Climate Questions for 2023

Alleged criminal conspiracies, water wars, quake-safe energy and deforestation are among the topics for journalists to probe in the coming year.

Capital & Main

Climate change made 2022 more expensive

From grocery bills to insurance premiums, warming temperatures hit Americans' wallets hard this year

Salon

PG&E wildfire and catastrophe proposal may trigger higher monthly bills

OAKLAND, Calif. — Higher monthly bills might jolt PG&E customers due to the utility’s request that state regulators allow the company to collect more revenue for its spending linked to wildfires and catastrophes.

Tribune News Service

To cut fossil fuels, California needs power lines, fast. Building them takes a decade

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A century ago, thousands of Californians flocked to opening day for the Vaca-Dixon substation to hear the world’s longest and highest-voltage power line hum with electricity for the first time. It was an engineering marvel, built by hundreds of men and their mules in just two years.

Tribune News Service

PG&E layoffs could worsen fire season

The layoffs spell danger for fire season

Salon

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Los Angeles Times

California just slashed rooftop solar incentives. What happens next?

California sharply reduced incentive payments for rooftop solar power Thursday, taking a sledgehammer to a program that helped 1.5 million homes and businesses put solar panels on their roofs and made the state a leader in fighting the climate crisis.

Salon

The myth of "green hydrogen"

Using electricity to make hydrogen could be an elegant climate solution — or it could prop up a dirty grid

Tribune News Service

Yosemite planned to destroy homes in El Portal long before telling owners, records show

FRESNO, Calif. — Sheets of paper that read, “This property is not abandoned,” were taped in windows and on the sides of the mobile home that Lynn Harbin owned for the past 34 years near Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times

Biden gives PG&E $1 billion to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open

The case for nuclear power as a climate solution got a big boost Monday when the Biden administration announced it's giving Pacific Gas & Electric Co. a $1.1-billion grant to help the company keep operating California's last nuclear plant.

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The Independent UK

Feds offer $1B to keep California's last nuclear plant open

The Biden administration has announced preliminary approval to spend up to $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running

Los Angeles Times

California pushes a new plan cutting rooftop solar incentives

California is poised to reduce payments to homes and businesses that go solar for clean electricity they supply to the power grid — a landmark shift in how the state promotes a crucial technology for fighting climate change.

Tribune News Service

Did resident with gun scare PG&E away from tree that caused deadly wildfire?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Two years before a tree falling on a PG&E power line sparked 2020’s deadly Zogg fire in northern California, a PG&E contractor told the utility the pine needed to be removed, but PG&E stopped working in the area after an armed resident confronted its crew.

Tribune News Service

PG&E formally moves to extend life of Diablo Canyon, the last nuclear plant in California

PG&E Corp. formally asked federal regulators Monday to extend the life of Diablo Canyon, the last operating nuclear plant in California, as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to improve reliability of the electricity grid.

Benzinga

PepsiCo, Walmart And 2 Other Stocks Insiders Are Selling

The Nasdaq Composite gained by over 300 points on Friday. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades.

Tribune News Service

PG&E facing $155 million fine over fatal 2020 Zogg fire in Northern California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State regulators said Wednesday they plan to impose a $155.4 million fine against PG&E Corp. over the Zogg fire, which killed four people in rural Shasta County two years ago.

The Independent UK

Regulators propose $155M fine for PG&E for 2020 wildfire

California regulators have proposed fining Pacific Gas & Electric more than $155 million for sparking a 2020 wildfire in Northern California

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