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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

PG&E nears end of bankruptcy amid persisting safety worries

Pacific Gas & Electric limped into bankruptcy vilified for its long-running neglect of a crumbling electrical grid that ignited a succession of horrific Northern California wildfires. After nearly a year-and-a-half

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 Says “Trust Us”- We Say Why Would We?

Can you blame us? PG&E, the criminal felon responsible for the deaths of over 100 of its customers, wants pre-payment of $1.4 billion of your money, ostensibly for wildfire safety.

CPUC imposes largest ever penalty of $1.9B on PG&E for Northern California wildfires

Dive Brief: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously voted on Thursday to impose a $1.93 billion penalty on Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for wildfires it caused in 2017

PG&E hit with record-setting $1.9 billion penalty over fatal wildfires

PG&E was slapped with a nearly $2 billion penalty on Thursday for its role in causing several fatal Northern California infernos in 2017 and 2018, the largest financial punishment ever

PG&E is hit with $1.9-billion penalty over California wildfires

California regulators approved a $1.9-billion penalty against PG&E Corp. for its role in sparking some of the worst wildfires in state history. The penalty approved Thursday is the largest ever

PG&E blackouts during coronavirus pandemic could be ‘a nightmare scenario’

Big power shutoffs could hit California again this fire season. The state has to rush plans for a trifecta: blackouts, wildfire, and a new COVID-19 wave — together. Health experts

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

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

PG&E nears end of bankruptcy amid persisting safety worries

PG&E Bankruptcy Deal Nears Crucial Deadline

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

PG&E Says “Trust Us”- We Say Why Would We?

CPUC imposes largest ever penalty of $1.9B on PG&E for Northern California wildfires

PG&E hit with record-setting $1.9 billion penalty over fatal wildfires

PG&E is hit with $1.9-billion penalty over California wildfires

PG&E blackouts during coronavirus pandemic could be ‘a nightmare scenario’

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

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