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...
PG&E Rate Hike in California Aimed at Easing Wildfire Risk December 7, 2020 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric’s household customers will be hit with an average rate increase of 8% to help the once-bankrupt...
California Regulator Raising Concern with PG&E’s Wildfire Safety Measures November 25, 2020 The California Public Utilities Commission has raised concerns over certain deficiencies that it says could affect PG&E Corp.’s ability to...
$166M in Fines Recommended for PG&E Over California Outages November 2, 2020 California regulators are being asked to fine Pacific Gas & Electric nearly $166 million for failing to properly inform customers...
Power Outages in California as Winds Boost Fire Danger October 26, 2020 Large swaths of California had no electricity Monday as utilities tried to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires...
Monitor: PG&E in California Prioritized Targets Over Reducing Wildfire Risk October 22, 2020 By Joel Rosenblat and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. prioritized meeting inspection targets over meaningful reduction of wildfire risk, according to a monitor overseeing the utility’s program...