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CPUC To Hold Post Season Public Briefing on Utility 2022 Public Safety Power Shutoffs

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will host public briefings for the electric investor-owned utilities to present to the CPUC and the public on their Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program and events in 2022. The electric utilities will provide updates on their efforts and coordination with public safety partners, critical infrastructure and facilities, and …

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CPUC To Hold Public Forums on California-American Water Company Rate Requests

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold several public forums for customers of California-American Water Company (Cal-Am) to offer input about the company’s rate requests, as follows. WHAT: The public forums will begin with a brief overview of Cal-Am’s rate requests, then public comments will be heard. At least one representative from Cal-Am will …

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In Rare Show of Force, House Democrats Pressure Hochul on Climate Bill

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Several influential members of New York’s congressional delegation are pressuring Gov. Kathy Hochul to fully embrace a climate bill that would compel the state to build wind and solar energy projects when private industry falls short of state environmental goals. The effort — an unusual show of force by Washington into Albany’s …

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The Northern Lights Were Seen Farther South in the United States

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James Reynolds was sitting at home scrolling through Twitter on Thursday night, when photos of the aurora borealis started to flood his timeline. Mr. Reynolds, a professional photographer who lives just outside Asheville, N.C., decided to load up his equipment and to drive with his wife and 10-year-old son to the Blue Ridge Parkway, a …

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Opinion | Can’t Read? Here’s a ‘Barefoot College’ for You.

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TILONIA, India — It’s the Harvard of rural India, minus wingtips or heels: a 50-year-old institution called Barefoot College that offers lessons for empowering people worldwide. Maybe even in America. Barefoot College does empowerment as well as any institution I’ve ever seen, and here’s what that looks like in the rural state of Rajasthan: An …

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Opinion | When It Comes to Climate Action, Faster Could Be Cheaper

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Conventional economic wisdom says that it’s costly and inefficient to spend a lot of money fixing a problem before the necessary technology has matured. By that logic, the environmental pluses from quickly stopping climate change have to be weighed against the economic minus of higher costs. But a study published last year in the scientific …

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CPUC Opens Public Inquiry on High Winter Natural Gas Prices

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its continued commitment to examine the causes of recent high natural gas prices on the wholesale markets, today launched a proceeding to investigate the causes and impacts of the winter 2022- 2023 natural gas price spikes and the potential for recurrence; the impact of the price spikes on …

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CPUC Provides More Numbers for 213/323 Area Code

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today acted to ensure that telephone numbers continue to be available to meet the demand in the geographic region served by the 213 and 323 area codes by approving a third area code (called an overlay) that will provide additional numbering resources while minimizing customer inconvenience. The new area …

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CPUC To Hold Additional Public Forums on Telecommunications Service Quality Rules

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a second set of remote public forums for customers of various telephone, mobile voice, and Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers to offer their input to the CPUC regarding their quality of voice services, as follows: WHEN: WHERE: Remote access via webcast or phone for …

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CPUC To Hold Public Forum on Foresthill and Kerman Telephone Rate Requests

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote public forum for customers of Foresthill Telephone Company and Kerman Telephone Company to offer perspective and input about the companies’ rate requests, as follows: WHAT: The public forum will begin with a brief overview of the rate requests of Foresthill and Kerman, then public comments …

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