natural gas

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…

2 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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.

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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.

9 years ago

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.

9 years ago

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.

10 years ago

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.

10 years ago

Fracking freaking out Califor­nians

Fracking rules floated in California do little to allay concerns of residents and environmental groups.

11 years ago

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