PG&E to Pay $43.4M in 3 California Counties Burned by Fraying Grid May 27, 2021 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric will pay $43.4 million to government agencies in three Northern California counties to cover bills left...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance for Contractors a Tough Buy May 25, 2021 By Don Jergler Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across...
California Wildfire Victims See Little Payout from PG&E Settlement May 11, 2021 A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas &...
Judge Weighs Whether PG&E Violated Probation With 2019 California Fire May 6, 2021 By Don Thompson A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of...
California Toughens PG&E Wildfire Safety Oversight April 16, 2021 By Nichola Groom California officials on Thursday voted to toughen oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric, saying the utility had largely failed to...
California Fire Victim Trust Has Received 250K Claims So Far April 14, 2021 The Fire Victim Trust, established to pay California wildfire victims on July 1, 2020, has received 40,000 claims questionnaires representing...
California’s PG&E Sees Criminal Charges in 2019 Wildfire April 8, 2021 By Don Thompson A California prosecutor has filed 33 criminal charges accusing troubled Pacific Gas & Electric of inadvertently injuring six firefighters and...
Judge Considering Requiring PG&E in California to Turn off Power More Often March 29, 2021 By Michael Liedtke A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric’s criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to...
California Wildfire Sparked When Tree Hit Power Line, Report Shows March 24, 2021 A Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings last year was sparked when tree...
California Largest Utilities Will Spend Billions to Lower Wildfire Risk February 8, 2021 California’s largest utilities said that they will spend about $13 billion to reduce the risk of wildfires following the worst...