Pike Electric's Cory McMichael said, "Considering the overall condition and feel, climbing poles treated with oil emulsion was definitely easier, especially compared to poles treated only with ...

Opinion: Industry insights reveal a shift towards smarter, more resilient utility poles with increased use of technology like ...

CARVER – Upwards of 3,200 chemically treated wooden poles will be pulled from the ground and replaced with concrete poles at two solar project sites in Carver to end a dispute over potential poisoning ...

KCRA 3 Investigates has uncovered more issues with maintenance and infrastructure belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Our team found a decade-old warning about poles treated with a solution ...

The Town of North Hempstead approved a law requiring warning labels be posted on utility poles to alert residents to a toxic preservative, the first time a local municipality has called for such ...

Under its current contract, Xcel uses poles treated with pentachlorophenol, a pesticide known as PCP or “penta.” Used widely during the middle of the 20th century, penta is a known toxin that is ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 24, 2014) New York Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. and State Senator Kenneth LaValle have introduced legislation that will prohibit the future use of utility poles ...

Stella-Jones, whose products include electricity-distribution poles and towers and timber for railway bridges, said utility pole sales increased 7.1% in the latest quarter to C$480 million. Sales of ...

Cox Industries Inc. has completed its acquisition of the utility pole business of Koppers Inc., making Orangeburg-based Cox one of the country’s largest providers of treated wood utility poles. “The ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 3, 2016) Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Spatt declared a dangerous wood preservative label ordinance unconstitutional, ending a three year battle between a New ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- An eight-year-old lawsuit filed against PG&E Co. for alleged releases of dioxin from stored utility poles into San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay has been settled, according ...