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Should a high-voltage power line run through California’s largest state park? Critics are furious

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Should a high-voltage power line run through California’s largest state park? Critics are furious

BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. — A planned high-voltage power line in the San Diego County desert has sparked outrage over its proposed path through the heart of California’s largest state park. At nearly 650,000 acres, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is known for its sprawling solitude: miles of lunar rock faces and sandy washes frame spindly Ocotillo stands, wildflower … Read more

PG&E goes after gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer. He welcomes the fight

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PG&E goes after gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer. He welcomes the fight

SACRAMENTO — The state’s biggest energy utility has made the unusual move to attack candidate Tom Steyer in the California governor’s race. State campaign filings show that Pacific Gas & Electric has plowed at least $13.5 million into efforts to oppose Steyer. Other major utilities in the state have also donated to another committee backing the anti-Steyer … Read more