Foil balloons can take down power lines. California just passed a law to phase them out SAN DIEGO — It's all fun and games until the power line blows up. Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022
Families sue SoCal Edison over Fairview fire that killed 2, destroyed dozens of structures LOS ANGELES — Multiple families have filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility failed to properly de-energize its electrical lines and caused the deadly Fairview fire in Hemet, which destroyed dozens of structures. Los Angeles Times · Sep 23, 2022
Lawsuit: California utility targeted Asians in pot searches A data privacy watchdog's lawsuit says a Northern California utility routinely fed customers’ power use information to police so they could target illicit marijuana grows, without requiring a warrant or suspicion of wrongdoing The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022