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State, federal officials take different paths trying to stop utilities from causing wildfires

Nearly two years after one of the deadliest corporate crimes in California history — a utility-sparked wildfire that killed scores of people and destroyed the city of Paradise in rural

Guilty pleas, victim impact statements could have slew of implications for PG&E, stakeholders say

UPDATE: June 18, 2020: A superior court judge imposed a roughly $3.5 million fine on Pacific Gas & Electric Thursday for 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of

PG&E Bankruptcy Deal Nears Crucial Deadline

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company faces a crucial deadline: Before June 30, it must get both the state of California and a federal judge to approve its plan for

PG&E appeals new probation conditions, asserting they’ll ‘undermine wildfire safety’

Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is appealing a new set of wildfire mitigation requirements imposed by a federal judge, arguing that the conditions would cause the utility irreparable

PG&E’s top exec to end short stint at beleaguered utility

PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson will step down from his job just 14 months after the nation’s largest utility hired him to rescue it from a financial mess caused by

CPUC proposes approving PG&E’s bankruptcy plan, with a vote scheduled for May

Dive Brief: A California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) administrative law judge issued a proposed decision Monday that would approve Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) bankruptcy reorganization plan, paving the way

California Regulator to Reduce Historic PG&E Wildfire Fine by $200 Million

California’s utilities regulator plans to shave $200 million off a historic $2.14 billion fine against Pacific Gas and Electric for destructive wildfires sparked in 2017 and 2018, citing the risk

PG&E customers getting a credit on their April bill, but it’s not extra

Don’t be misled by an email coming from PG&E about a credit on your April bill. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. forwarded to some customers an email from the California

PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter over Camp fire

In a federal filing Monday permanently documenting its role in causing California’s deadliest wildfire, Pacific Gas & Electric announced it has pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for

BRIEF CPUC’s $2.1B wildfire fine could derail bankruptcy exit financing commitments: PG&E

Dive Brief: The California Public Utilities Commission’s decision to impose a $2.1 billion fine on Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for its role in sparking wildfires in Northern California could

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