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State regulators identify wildfire neighborhoods targeted for insurance relief
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoCalifornia regulators on Wednesday disclosed which areas of the state insurers will have to cover if...
What’s the status of California’s drought as heat wave, wildfires sweep state?
Napa Valley Register· 6 days agoAccording to a Thursday update from the U.S. Drought Monitor, California is completely drought-free,...
Thunderstorms may spark fires ahead of major cooldown for western US
AccuWeather· 2 days agoSoon after another surge of heat cycles over the interior West this week, a series of changes will...
Summer wildfire risk has PSE planning for potential power shutoffs
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoIn the event of a PSPS, staff at St. Michael Medical Center are trained to follow a “power failure” protocol, she said. The hospital also has a generator in place with enough fuel to cover all ...
California Amends Suit vs Big Oil to Target Their Profits
Rigzone.com via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoThe state of California filed an amended complaint against oil and gas majors seeking so-called disgorgement of profits earned during purported decades of climate deception.
Nursing homes are left in the dark as more utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
The Spokesman-Review· 23 hours agoIt was the first time Xcel Energy preemptively switched off electricity in Colorado as a wildfire...
Nursing homes are left in the dark as more utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
Colorado Newsline via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThis story was originally published by KFF Health News. When powerful wind gusts created threatening...
Forward-thinking investments and increased power grid flexibility can prevent wildfires
Utility Dive via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoA methodology being developed by Lawrence Berkekey National Lab and others assesses different ...
Home Insurance Hell in Wildfire Country | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties
North Bay Bohemian· 6 days ago3) One aspect of life in the wine country decidedly not thriving after a decade of gnarly wildfires is home insurance. After paying out billions for homes lost in
Editorial: California's next affordable housing crisis is the rising cost of property insurance
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoCalifornia has spent billions of dollars in recent years to build desperately needed housing for...