California May Go Dark This Summer; Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions...
PG&E Seeks Court Approval for $105M Fund to Aid California Wildfire Victims May 2, 2019 By Jim Christie PG&E Corp. is seeking court approval for a $105 million fund to help house victims of the wildfires blamed on...
PG&E Behind on Tree Work in California a Month from Wildfire Season April 29, 2019 By Mark Chediak California is just one month away from the official start of wildfire season and bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. is...
PG&E Can Pay Employees $350M to Meet Safety Goals After California Wildfires April 24, 2019 PG&E Corp. can pay employees up to $350 million in bonuses this year to spur them to help meet the...
Judge Orders PG&E Compliance With Fire-Safety Laws March 6, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat A federal judge is requiring PG&E Corp. to abide by rules governing how the utility operates its power lines in...
Another California Utility One Wildfire Away From Ruin February 11, 2019 By David R. Baker The warning couldn’t have been clearer. As PG&E Corp. plunged into bankruptcy last month, S&P Global Ratings slashed credit grades...
PG&E: Judge’s Aggressive Fire Prevention Plan Would Cost $150B January 24, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. estimates it would cost as much as $150 billion this year alone to comply with a federal judge’s...
PG&E Says It Won’t Commit to Paying Settlements With 2015 California Fire Victims January 18, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. is so cash-starved that it won’t commit to paying settlements reached with people who lost their homes in...
PG&E Bankruptcy Looms With $30B in Potential Liabilities from California Wildfires; CEO to Exit January 14, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Kiel Porter PG&E Corp. said it will file for bankruptcy in California after the cost of wildfires left it with potential liabilities...
Lawyers Scramble to Get Piece of the Action in California Wildfire Lawsuits December 31, 2018 By Joel Rosenblat In a conference room 13 miles from Paradise, California, Doug Boxer explains to survivors of the state’s worst wildfire why...