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California Can Expect Blackouts For A Decade, Says PG&E CEO

A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village in Oakland, Calif., after Pacific Gas & Electric shut down power last week to prevent wildfires. Noah Berger/AP hide caption

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Business

California Can Expect Blackouts For A Decade, Says PG&E CEO

October 18, 2019 • PG&E is under fire for its management of last week's planned power outages that left about 800,000 customers in the dark. CEO Bill Johnson admits the company was ill-prepared for the operation.

California Bans Popular Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

California is banning a pesticide often used by growers of grapes, citrus, almonds and other crops. Sales of chlorpyrifos will be outlawed in the state as of Feb. 6. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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Environment

California Bans Popular Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

October 9, 2019 • State environmental regulators call chlorpyrifos "a toxic air contaminant" that is a health threat when inhaled or exposed to skin.

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