THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – A company hired to inspect utility poles in the Panhandle declined to testify before Texas lawmakers Wednesday, as part of the state’s inquiry into the Smokehouse Creek fire — the ...

Residents in some New Jersey communities may have recently noticed crews digging around the bottom of utility poles, creating a deep hole and wrapping a paper-like material around the area. The ...

Entergy has contracted with a Jonesboro-area company to conduct utility pole inspections in Pine Bluff, according to correspondence provided by the mayor's office. The company, 356 Solutions, will be ...

The state is still seeking economic damages and civil penalties from the utility over the Smokehouse Creek Fire. Xcel Energy will conduct a “large-scale” inspection of utility poles in the Texas ...

The temporary injunction against the utility company is “critical for protecting” Texans after a deadly 2024 wildfire, the ...

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) will be contracting with Osmose Utility Services to conduct inspections on the ...

Utility poles are such a common part of our landscape that your Watchdog rarely notices them. Our brains are so trained to filter them out that the only time these ubiquitous pieces of modern ...

State Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, speaks during a legislative hearing in investigating the state's largest wildfire in history April 2 in Pampa. (Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune, Maria Crane/The Texas ...