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A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village in Oakland, Calif., after Pacific Gas & Electric shutdown power last week to prevent wildfires.

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

Oct 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.
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Environment
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.

California Bans Popular Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

Oct 09, 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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