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Branches from a redwood tree that appear to encroach on a power line â a potential fire hazard â near the Northern California town of Occidental on April 28, 2021.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company has sparked some of the state’s deadliest wildfires. The utility pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter after the 2018 Camp Fire. It faces felony charges in connection with the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County. And it is also under criminal investigation for last September s Zogg Fire in Shasta County, a blaze ignited by a power line that killed four people.
That record led a federal judge earlier this year to declare that PG&E has been a terror T-E-R-R-O-R to the people of California.”
California’s public radio stations are investigating the safety of Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s power lines ahead of wildfire season. We want your help. Email pictures of the lines in your area to fires@kqed.org
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Did you know there is a Boston Harbor Island you can walk to at low tide from Quincy’s Squaw Rock?
Thompson Island is a Boston Harbor Island that can be accessed at low tide by a large sandbar. This means you can walk from Nickerson Beach in Squantum, Quincy to Thompson Island. Many times each month, the tide will be so low you can walk across the “spit” and visit the beaches surrounding Thompson Island for several hours. It is a beautiful way to spend time outdoors.
The law that allows people to walk the spit from Quincy to Thompson Island is called the Colonial Ordinance. The Colonial Ordinance reserved three specific and important rights of public use within the private tidelands for “fishing, fowling, and navigation.”