Lawsuit says critical water source sat dry for months before Palisades Fire
Victims of the Palisades Fire are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for hampering firefighting efforts.
Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...
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Los Angeles wildfires spur initial round of lawsuits against utilities
In an incident report sent to the California Public Utilities Commission ... blaze in LA history — are suing the Los Angeles ...
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Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag sue the city of Los Angeles, LADWP after Palisades Fire
Pratt, Montag and the other plaintiffs accuse LADWP of making "the conscious decision to operate the water supply system with the reservoir drained and unusable as a ‘cost-saving’ measure." ...
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CPUC approves plan to require frequent inspections of PG&E's safety practices
The California Public Utilities Commission moved forward Thursday with a plan to implement frequent safety evaluations for the state's major utility companies as part of a broader effort to ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
LADWP has not in his opinion ... California has approximately 25,000 miles of big transmission lines, the CPUC says, and about 147,000 miles of smaller, overhead distribution lines powering ...
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Lawsuit says critical water source sat dry for months before Palisades Fire
according to a map created by the California Public Utilities Commission. LADWP defended its system capabilities after the blaze ignited, blaming "unprecedented and extreme water demand to fight ...
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Cpuc Approves Plan To Require Frequent Inspections Of Pg&E’S Safety Practices
The California Public Utilities Commission moved forward Thursday with a plan to implement frequent safety evaluations for the state's major utility companies as part of a broader effort to ...