Ellen Knickmeyer

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FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2014, file photo, pedestrians examine a crumbling facade following an earthquake at the Vintner's Collective tasting room in Napa, Calif. Four long fault segments running beneath northern California and its roughly 15 million people all have become locked far underground, and loaded with enough tension to produce earthquakes of magnitude 6.8 or greater, a geological study published Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 says. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

4 Northern California faults primed for big quakes

Ellen Knickmeyer · October 13, 2014 9:49 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 10, 2002 file photo, Michael Peevey, Gov. Gray Davis' appointee to the Public Utilities Commission, answers questions while appearing at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Rules Committee at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Peevey, California's chief utility regulator, under fire over accusations of secret dealings with the state's largest utility, said Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 that he will not seek reappointment when his term ends at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California power regulator to exit amid criticism

Ellen Knickmeyer · October 9, 2014 10:29 pm

California utility faces penalty in judge-shopping

Ellen Knickmeyer · October 7, 2014 9:05 pm

Email: California power regulator sought donation

Ellen Knickmeyer · October 7, 2014 2:41 am

A shelf of soft drinks are shown in a refrigerator.

Tax on sodas eyed in San Francisco, Berkeley

Ellen Knickmeyer · October 4, 2014 3:13 pm

Larry Collins of the San Francisco Crab Boat Association holds up a salmon during a protest against Proposition 1 the state water bond at Fisherman's Wharf Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, in San Francisco. Worried that drought and climate change will make northern California's American river too warm for Chinook salmon to spawn, California wildlife officials are installing underwater chillers and considering artificial fertilization for the fish. Collins said at the protest that anything to help keep the water cooler is good for the fish. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

California tries giant water coolers to save fish

Ellen Knickmeyer · October 3, 2014 10:50 pm

Energy and Environment

US, California release roadmap for solar projects

Ellen Knickmeyer · September 24, 2014 12:33 am

PG&E officials leave posts over improper emails

Ellen Knickmeyer · September 16, 2014 2:02 pm

PG&E officials removed for improper communications

Ellen Knickmeyer · September 16, 2014 12:52 am

Recovery knocks 21 fish species from watch list

Ellen Knickmeyer · September 3, 2014 1:02 am

File - In this Sept. 9, 2010 file photo, a massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. California regulatory judges issued a $1.4 billion penalty on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 against the state's largest utility for a lethal 2010 gas pipeline explosion that engulfed a suburban San Francisco neighborhood in flames, killing eight people and prompting national alerts about the oversight of aging pipelines. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Judges recommend $1.4B penalty against PG&E

Ellen Knickmeyer · September 3, 2014 12:50 am

In quake, barrels became quarter-ton projectiles

Ellen Knickmeyer · August 30, 2014 2:35 pm