CA May Finally Win On An Energy Issue

California may win 160,000 acres of Sierra Nevada wild lands and alpine lakes currently owned by PG&E and SCE.

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March 2, 2001, 9:45 AM PST

The 160,000 acres of wilderness is owned by the utility companies and serves as a watershed around lakes and powerhouses. It has become a bargaining chip in the state's energy negotiations to take over transmission lines. Environmentalists are excited. Under deregulation, utility companies could sell the land, which would open it up to home building and logging.

Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn

Read the full story: State Has Its Eye on Utilities' Sierra Lands

Monday, October 3, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

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