Study Explores Social Legacy of Frequent Wildfires January 31, 2022 Three months after the most destructive fire in California’s history, while the residents of Paradise were sifting through the rubble...
PG&E Prioritized Targets Over Reducing Fire Risk, Monitor Says October 21, 2020 By Joel Rosenblatt 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...
These Scientists Are Studying Why California Keeps Burning September 16, 2020 Residents of fire-ravaged Western states, and an entire world of observers looking on in horror, have asked themselves, “How can...
‘Rebuilding Paradise’ Looks At Emotional Toll of Deadly Fire August 3, 2020 By Daisy Nguyen and Amanda Lee Myers SAN FRANCISCO — Almost two years since a wildfire swept through his mountain town and virtually wiped it out, Steve...
California Homeowners Are Doomed to Repeat Their Past Mistakes July 14, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman On Oct. 8, 2017, sparks from private electric equipment set fire to the dry hills of Northern California’s wine country,...
PG&E Exits Bankruptcy After Wildfires Pushed It to Brink of Ruin July 2, 2020 By Mark Chediak Nearly a year and a half after collapsing under $30 billion in liabilities from wildfires sparked by its equipment, PG&E...
PG&E to Purge Most of its Board in Fallout From Bankruptcy May 4, 2020 By Michael Liedtke BERKELEY, Calif. — PG&E Corp. will sweep out three quarters of its board of directors to start with a mostly...
PG&E Plan Has Broad Support From Fire Victims, Lawyers Say April 6, 2020 By Scott Deveau Lawyers for more than half the wildfire victims who negotiated a $13.5 billion settlement with PG&E Corp. say their clients...
PG&E Could Have Prevented Deadly California Fire, State Says December 3, 2019 By Mark Chediak Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. for years failed to properly inspect and maintain its transmission system — an oversight that...
PG&E Faces Strict Probation Judge After Massive Kincade Fire November 12, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt For the first time since a fire last month scorched 77,758 acres of northern California, PG&E Corp. returns to the...