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Natural gas banned in Contra Costa new construction
New homes and buildings in unincorporated Contra Costa County will be powered by electricity instead of natural gas, the county Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday.Read More
Following Berkeley, SF supes consider natural gas restriction
Two of San Francisco’s supervisors will introduce legislation that would eliminate natural gas in all new municipal construction and major renovations, according to District 5 Supervisor Vallie Brown’s office....Read More
Polk Street gas leak sends 14 to hospital
Fourteen people were taken to the hospital after a gas leak in San Francisco's Polk Gulch neighborhood Monday morning.Read More
Feds move to expand coastal oil drilling
The Trump administration proposed to open for exploration the largest expanse of the nation's offshore oil and natural gas reserves ever, including waters off the coast of California.Read More
Gas line damaged by third-party contractor
PG&E has capped a broken gas line damaged by a third-party contractor digging in San Francisco's Dolores Heights neighborhood Thursday afternoon.Read More
Prosecutor: PG&E put profits before safety
A prosecutor told a federal jury in San Francisco Tuesday that PG&E "made a decision to maximize profits instead of prioritizing safety."Read More
Fire scorches building at Santa Rosa Junior College
A fire early Monday morning burned a building that contains heating and cooling systems for a swim center at Santa Rosa Junior College.Read More
PG&E patrols gas pipelines from the skies
Helicopter crews for PG&E soar over Northern California nearly every day, looking for crews digging near natural gas pipelines.Read More
CPUC releases 65,000 PG&E e-mails
The California Public Utilities Commission Friday released roughly 65,000 email messages exchanged between PG&E Co. and agency officials between 2010 and 2014 as ordered because of a “judge shopping” scandal...Read More
Food scraps to fuel garbage trucks
The South San Francisco Scavenger Company has announced plans to use food scraps to produce fuel for their collection trucks.Read More
San Bruno: Release 65k PG&E e-mails
The city of San Bruno asked the CPUC Monday to order PG&E to release 65,000 email messages.Read More
Taco Bell gas leak sends three to hospital
A gas leak at a Taco Bell restaurant in Novato sent three people to a hospital Tuesday morning.Read More
Carmel mayor urges probe of natural gas explosion
The mayor of Carmel urged a formal investigation by the California Public Utilities Commission of a March natural gas explosion.Read More
Fracking freaking out Californians
Fracking rules floated in California do little to allay concerns of residents and environmental groups.Read More