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State officials approve Edison rate hike for 2017 wildfire sparked by its equipment

California officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to victims of the 2017 Thomas wildfire.

Newsweek · 10h

Californians Face Edison Rate Hike For Fire Sparked By Its Own Equipment

Officials approved the hike for SCE customers to cover $1.6 billion in wildfire costs, which critics argue shifts the burden to consumers.

CalMatters on MSN · 1d

As LA fires burn, SoCal Edison allowed to raise rates for 2017 blaze

Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility's s equipment was linked to LA wildfire and flooding seven years ago.

Los Angeles Times · 2d

Edison wants to raise rates to pay for wildfires linked to its equipment

As Southern California Edison fights claims that it caused the deadly Eaton fire, the company is lobbying state regulators to have its customers cover more than $7 billion for damages it paid to the victims of two massive wildfires in 2017 and 2018.

Inside Climate News10d

Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?

The increased frequency and size of conflagrations like those burning in LA threaten even species that evolved with wildfires ...

NBC Los Angeles9d

‘Driving into hell.' Hughes Fire grows with alarming speed in Castaic

Just after 1 p.m., Cal Fire said the fire was at more than ... Chancellor said the November 2018 Woolsey Fire burned up to the family's backyard. The area also was threatened by the ...

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Burning Teslas in LA add toxic barriers to wildfire cleanup

The Palisades fire wreaked significant havoc on the nearby city of Malibu. In an interview, Mayor Doug Stewart said that the ...

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How Domestic Workers Have Been Impacted by the Los Angeles Fires

A study by UCLA, published on Jan. 15, showed that 85% of individuals employed as household workers in Los Angeles are Latino ...

Los Angeles Business Journal11d

Edison Faces Scrutiny, Lawsuits Over Eaton Fire

As of late last week, investigations were under way into whether equipment owned and operated by Southern California Edison, ...

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LA fires scorch largest area in California in 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...

kcra.com2d

Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires

After the wind-driven wildfires broke out in Southern California on Jan ... the 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 people in Paradise; the Woolsey fire, which started the same day and killed ...

California fires live updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29

At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

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