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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.

ABC7 · 13h

Commission approves SoCal Edison rate increase to cover cost of 2017 fire sparked by its equipment

Your electricity rates could be going up to help Southern California Edison cover more than $1.6 billion in payments the utility has made to victims of the devastating 2017 Thomas Fire.

Newsweek · 11h

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.

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.

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.

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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 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 ...

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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 ...

NBC News on MSN21d

'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared

The blazes are the result of a combination of suburban sprawl in fire-prone areas, fierce Santa Ana winds, dry conditions fueled by climate change and the limits of firefighting.

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 ...

New York Sun8d

Trump To Tour LA Wildfire Devastation Amid Barbs With Newsom Over Water and Climate Change

They either have a death wish, they’re stupid, or there’s something else going on that we don’t understand. But we want 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 ...

Update: 10,425 acres affected in Los Angeles County by Hughes Fire, still 98% contained

Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for a ...

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