PG&E’s Plan to Cap Fire Liabilities at $18 Billion Draws Ire September 10, 2019 California utility giant PG&E Corp. has issued its long-awaited plan for emerging from the largest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history:...
PG&E Judge Demands Response to WSJ Report on Faulty Lines July 11, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. was ordered by a federal judge overseeing its probation to respond to a Wall Street Journal story claiming...
A Month Out From Wildfire Season and PG&E Is Behind on Tree Work 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 Gets Approval to Pay Employees $350 Million to Meet Safety Goals After Wildfires April 24, 2019 By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E Corp can pay employees up to $350 million in bonuses this year to spur them to...
Prosecutors Decline to File Criminal Charges against PG&E for Wine Country Fires March 13, 2019 By Steve Gorman An investigation into fierce wildfires that swept Northern California’s wine country in 2017, killing 46 people, found no basis to...
Judge Orders PG&E Compliance With Fire Safety Laws March 7, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge is requiring PG&E Corp. to abide by rules governing how the utility operates its power lines in...
Other California Utilities Are Just a Wildfire Away From Ruin February 12, 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...
San Francisco Gas Blast Shoots Fire Burning Buildings February 8, 2019 By JANIE HAR A gas explosion in a San Francisco, Calif., neighborhood shot flames into the air for hours Wednesday and burned five...
Judge Sees ‘Clear-Cut Pattern’ of PG&E Causing Fires January 31, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge who has been critical of PG&E Corp.’s safety record said the utility has a “clear-cut pattern” of...
California Probe Clears PG&E of Deadly 2017 Tubbs Wildfire January 28, 2019 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. was cleared of blame for a deadly 2017 blaze just days before the California utility giant was set...