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PG&E Falls After Losing Legal Fight Over California Fire Policy

Utility giant PG&E Corp. fell after its attempt at escaping a California policy that saddled it with billions of dollars in liabilities and pushed it into bankruptcy failed. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge ... read more

PG&E says blackouts limited fires; loses bankruptcy court fight over wildfire liability

The company declared bankruptcy in January as it faced up to $30 billion in damages from wildfires in 2017 and 2018 that were started by its electrical equipment. Lawyers for wildfire victims and PG&E ... read more

How California's wildfires took down a supercomputer

Partly responsible for the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in Californian history, 2018’s Camp Fire - which cost $16.5 billion and led to at least 85 civilian deaths - PG&E currently faces ... read more

California wildfire plan shows how we can adapt to threat of natural disasters

The Golden State has not just led the way in challenging the do-nothing policies of the Trump administration by requiring its electric companies to ... 16 billion in property damage and forced PG&E to ... read more

Environment Report: County Fire Marshal Is at the Center of a Political Firestorm Over New Development

Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy — its second in 20 years — was prompted by the wildfire liability it faces. This has led to something of a philosophical debate over the cause of ... analysis found ... read more

PG&E, California governor face off in bankruptcy dispute

PG&E has until Tuesday to submit a revised solution to Newsom. In a statement, the company said it believes its plan complies with California laws and pledged to work diligently to resolve any ... read more

Let PG&E 'off the hook' for wildfire costs? If not, your utility bills could rise

But the companies led by PG&E are making ... will take over the discussion about what is in the best interest for the public,” said state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, a Santa Barbara Democrat whose ... read more

Fires and Blackouts Increase Political Risk for California Governor Gavin Newsom

That led to widespread school closures, evacuations and millions of dollars in lost ... declared bankruptcy in January, the same month he was inaugurated. California Threatens PG&E Takeover After ... read more

At least 40,000 ordered to flee as fires rage near Los Angeles

“We really need to be able to fight the fire ... aside billions for insurers and wildfire victims while facing a public backlash over its handling of the outages. PG&E spokesman Paul Doherty said ... read more

PG&E Falls After Losing Legal Fight Over California Fire Policy

(Bloomberg) -- Utility giant PG&E Corp. fell after its attempt at escaping a California policy that saddled it with billions of dollars in liabilities and pushed it into bankruptcy failed. read more