October 5, 2026

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Anxiety Over Gas Prices Points to ‘Looming EV Comeback’ in US

Just when it seemed American car buyers had left electric vehicles for dead, there are new signs of life in that corner of the auto market. Tesla Inc. and Rivian Automotive Inc. each posted better-than-expected EV sales for the third …

PG&E Files 10-Year Plan to Underground 5,000 Miles of Power Lines in California

PG&E filed a 10-year Electrical Undergrounding Plan with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, to improve grid safety and reliability in high-wildfire-risk areas across northern and central California. Separately, PG&E Corp. said in early September that it plans to …

Lyft to Pay $272.5 Million to Settle California Driver Misclassification Claims

Lyft will pay $272.5 million to settle allegations it misclassified California drivers as independent contractors. Of the settlement with the California Labor Commissioner’s Office, 87% will go directly to drivers. More than 1,600 drivers who filed wage claims through LCO’s …

States Challenge Corteva Spinoff as Bid to Evade PFAS Liabilities

Fifteen U.S. states sued agrichemicals company Corteva on Thursday, alleging that the spinoff of its seed and genetics business into Vylor was designed to shield the company’s best assets from tens of billions of dollars in potential liabilities tied to …

Hackers Breached Propulsion System of US-Bound Oil Tanker

FBI and U.S. Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter, an extraordinary breach that …

Takeaways From AP Analysis on the Flaws in National Flood Insurance

The nation’s flood insurance program struggles to balance affordability, flood protection and cost to taxpayers, leaving millions vulnerable at a time when climate change is driving flood risk higher. Nationwide, just 2.4% of properties are covered by 4.5 million federal …