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Democrat-run Los Angeles failing wildfire victims’ rebuilding plans months after Trump visit: GOP rep
Thousands of Pacific Palisades homeowners are waiting to rebuild after the devastating wildfires as only a handful of permits ...
Los Angeles brims with wildlife. But fires make it harder to survive.
Besides burning thousands of homes and displacing residents, the January fires, like earlier ones, upended the natural ...
Judge who oversaw Camp fire settlement with PG&E now suing LA’s Department of Water and Power after losing home to Palisades blaze
The lawsuit, filed against the LADWP, focuses on empty reservoirs in the Palisades at the time of the fire and alleges that ...
Altadena suffered a ‘catastrophic failure.’ Did unincorporated status hurt fire response?
Altadena residents, who would see the worst damage from the Eaton fire, also experienced the most issues with evacuation ...
How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate change
The Senate Judiciary Committee spiked a bill to let wildfire victims sue oil companies over climate change. Labor unions, not ...
Judge who oversaw Camp fire settlement now suing LADWP after losing home to Palisades blaze
The lawsuit, filed against the LADWP, focuses on empty reservoirs in the Palisades at the time of the fire and alleges that ...
Edison CEO: It’s ‘certainly possible’ utility sparked Eaton fire. But climate change made it worse
"We still don't know whether Edison equipment caused the Eaton fire. It's certainly possible it did," Pedro Pizarro says.
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Utilities are planning to bury power lines after the LA fires. Should they?
We take a closer look at Southern California Edison’s plans to go underground with power lines in Altadena and Malibu.
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Where recovery efforts stand 100 days after the Palisades Fire
April 17 marks 100 days since the start of the LA wildfires and Mayor Karen Bass says the city is on track for the fastest ...
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Palisades and Eaton Fire rebuilding efforts include moving power lines underground
And here in Southern California, the Thomas Fire in 2017 and the Woolsey Fire in 2018. These are examples of destructive and deadly wildfires caused by above-ground power lines or power equipment.