California Power Provider PG&E Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Fire Lawsuits
5 years, 11 months ago

California Power Provider PG&E Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Fire Lawsuits

NPR  

California Power Provider PG&E Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Fire Lawsuits Enlarge this image toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 1:03 p.m. Chapter 11 "is really the best way to deal comprehensively with all the liabilities they have," says University of California, Berkeley, law professor Ken Ayotte, an expert on corporate bankruptcy. Enlarge this image toggle caption Alisa Barba/NPR Alisa Barba/NPR PG&E got a rare bit of good news last week when the state's fire agency said in a report that it does not think the company's equipment started a massive 2017 fire in wine country, which killed 22 people and did an estimated $10 billion in damage. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra called the filing "a significant and unwelcome development" and said the state's Department of Justice is "prepared to protect the interests of the people of this great State."

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PG&E hit with $225-million lawsuit for 2021 Dixie fire damages
9 months ago

PG&E hit with $225-million lawsuit for 2021 Dixie fire damages

LA Times  

Flames consume vehicles as the Dixie fire tears through the Indian Falls community in Northern California’s Plumas County in July 2021. The complaint, filed Wednesday by Oregon-based Collins Pine Co. and six affiliated timber businesses with property in the Collins Almanor Forest in Plumas and Tehama counties, alleges that PG&E failed to properly manage the forest and electrical equipment to …

PG&E penalized $45 million in Dixie fire settlement with CPUC
11 months, 3 weeks ago

PG&E penalized $45 million in Dixie fire settlement with CPUC

LA Times  

Pacific Gas & Electric Company will be penalized $45 million for its involvement in one of the largest and most destructive wildfires in California history under a settlement reached recently between the utility and state regulators. The Dixie fire, which burned nearly 1 million acres and destroyed more than 1,300 homes, ignited July 13, 2021, after a Douglas fir tree …

California Supreme Court says PG&E can’t be sued over safety-related power shutoffs
1 year, 1 month ago

California Supreme Court says PG&E can’t be sued over safety-related power shutoffs

LA Times  

PG&E crews clear a damaged power pole after the Camp fire, which state investigators blamed on the utility’s equipment. Such litigation would interfere with the California Public Utilities Commission’s “comprehensive regulatory and supervisory authority” over such safety shutoffs and is therefore barred under state law, Justice Goodwin Liu wrote in a unanimous decision for the state’s high court. It said …

Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires
2 years, 3 months ago

Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California wildfires sparked by the utility’s equipment, it was announced Thursday. The settlement was announced by the PG&E Fire Victim Trust, which was established to handle claims filed by more than 80,000 victims …

Former PG&E executives agree to $117-million settlement over California wildfires
2 years, 3 months ago

Former PG&E executives agree to $117-million settlement over California wildfires

LA Times  

All but a few homes in the Pine Grove Mobile Home Park were destroyed in the Camp fire in 2018. Former executives with utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric have reached a $117-million settlement agreement in connection with the 2017 North Bay fires and the 2018 Camp fire, officials said. Under its bankruptcy plan, PG&E allowed the Fire Victim Trust …

Cal Fire cites ‘excessively delayed response’ by PG&E for spread of massive Dixie fire
2 years, 7 months ago

Cal Fire cites ‘excessively delayed response’ by PG&E for spread of massive Dixie fire

LA Times  

An “excessively delayed response” from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. enabled last year’s Dixie fire to spread in the early hours after ignition, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection concluded in a final report made public this week. “The prolonged response to the initial outage and fault that occurred at 6:48 a.m. was a direct and negligent factor …

California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires
2 years, 9 months ago

California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pacific Gas & Electric has …

PG&E to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for starting two wildfires
2 years, 9 months ago

PG&E to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for starting two wildfires

LA Times  

Flames consume a home on Highway 89 as the Dixie fire tears through the Greenville community of Plumas County in August. The maximum criminal fine in connection with the Dixie fire would have been just $329,417, according to the North State district attorneys, a consortium of prosecutors representing Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties. But community advocate Will Abrams, …

PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire
3 years ago

PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric power lines sparked last summer’s Dixie Fire in Northern California that swept through five counties and burned more than 1,300 homes and other buildings, state fire officials said Tuesday. It was the second-largest fire in state history and the latest of several of California’s largest and deadliest blazes to be blamed PG&E equipment …

PG&E to spend $125M for igniting massive California fire
3 years, 2 months ago

PG&E to spend $125M for igniting massive California fire

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pacific Gas & Electric has …

California power company charged with manslaughter over 2020 wildfire
3 years, 3 months ago

California power company charged with manslaughter over 2020 wildfire

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A California power company …

“Your company is a convicted felon”: PG&E judge asks why power wasn’t cut on line linked to fire
3 years, 4 months ago

“Your company is a convicted felon”: PG&E judge asks why power wasn’t cut on line linked to fire

LA Times  

A PG&E worker who spotted the initial flames of what has become the second-largest fire in California history faced questions from a federal judge Monday. A federal judge wants PG&E Corp. to explain why it didn’t turn off power sooner to a utility line suspected of causing the second-largest wildfire in California history. At a hearing Monday, U.S. District Judge …

Regulators rebuke PG&E for neglect in reducing wildfire risk
3 years, 9 months ago

Regulators rebuke PG&E for neglect in reducing wildfire risk

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — California regulators are stepping up their oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric after finding that the nation’s largest utility has neglected the maintenance of an electrical grid that has ignited a series of deadly wildfires in Northern California and forced periodic blackouts affecting millions of people. It marks the first step in a process that could …

Regulators rebuke PG&E for neglect in reducing wildfire risk
3 years, 9 months ago

Regulators rebuke PG&E for neglect in reducing wildfire risk

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It marks the first step in a process that …

Wildfire victims sue PG&E’s former management for neglect
3 years, 10 months ago

Wildfire victims sue PG&E’s former management for neglect

Al Jazeera  

California company accused of ‘dereliction of duty’; US claimants fear it will not be able to pay $13.5bn settlement. The wildfire victims’ lawsuit is seeking to tap into the $200m to $400m in liability insurance that PG&E secured for the former executives and board members, said Frank Pitre, the lawyer handling the case. If the lawsuit is successful, it could …

PG&E wildfire victims sue former management for neglect
3 years, 10 months ago

PG&E wildfire victims sue former management for neglect

LA Times  

A trust representing victims of deadly wildfires ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric’s rickety electrical grid is suing nearly two dozen of the utility’s former executives and board members. A trust representing more than 80,000 victims of deadly wildfires ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric’s rickety electrical grid is suing nearly two dozen of the utility’s former executives and board …

PG&E to shut off power to over 1 million people in Northern California
4 years, 2 months ago

PG&E to shut off power to over 1 million people in Northern California

LA Times  

Pacific Gas & Electric says it will cut power to over 1 million people in Northern California on Sunday to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires as extreme fire weather returns to the region, the utility said late Friday. The nation’s largest utility said it will black out customers in 38 counties — including most of the Bay Area — …

PG&E emerges from bankruptcy
4 years, 6 months ago

PG&E emerges from bankruptcy

LA Times  

PG&E, which has emerged from bankruptcy nearly a year and a half after filing for protection under Chapter 11, plans to sell its downtown San Francisco headquarters and move to Oakland. “Our emergence from Chapter 11 marks just the beginning of PG&E’s next era — as a fundamentally improved company and the safe, reliable utility that our customers, communities and …

Judge to OK $58B plan to end PG&E bankruptcy after wildfires
4 years, 6 months ago

Judge to OK $58B plan to end PG&E bankruptcy after wildfires

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A federal judge on Friday said he was approving a $58 billion plan by the nation’s largest utility to end a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after Pacific Gas & Electric’s outdated equipment ignited wildfires in California that killed more than 100 people, wiped out entire towns and led the company to confess to crimes driven …

PG&E fined $4 million in deaths of 84 people in 2018 fire
4 years, 6 months ago

PG&E fined $4 million in deaths of 84 people in 2018 fire

Associated Press  

Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday was fined $4 million for the deaths of 84 people killed in a nightmarish Northern California wildfire ignited by the its long-neglected electrical grid. The maximum penalty assessed by Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael Deems was a mere formality, given that PG&E reached a plea agreement three months ago to resolve manslaughter and …

PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire
4 years, 6 months ago

PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire

Associated Press  

Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in one of the most devastating wildfires in recent U.S. history during a dramatic court hearing punctuated by a promise from the company’s outgoing CEO that the nation’s largest utility will never again put profits ahead of safety. PG&E CEO Bill Johnson made the roughly 170-mile journey from the company’s …

Power company PG&E to plead guilty to 84 deaths from California wildfire
4 years, 6 months ago

Power company PG&E to plead guilty to 84 deaths from California wildfire

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The hearing before Superior Court Judge Michael Deems comes nearly three months after PG&E reached a plea agreement in …

PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 California wildfire
4 years, 7 months ago

PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 California wildfire

Al Jazeera  

‘Our equipment started that fire’, utility’s CEO says as company admits to involuntary manslaughter in California court. PG&E Chief Executive Officer Bill Johnson entered individual guilty pleas on Tuesday on behalf of the company for 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the fire, which was blamed on the company’s crumbling electrical grid. “PG&E will never forget the Camp …

PG&E takes a big step toward emerging from bankrupty as regulators OK the utility’s overhaul
4 years, 7 months ago

PG&E takes a big step toward emerging from bankrupty as regulators OK the utility’s overhaul

LA Times  

A traffic cone sits next to a Pacific Gas & Electric truck. California regulators approved PG&E Corp.’s $58-billion reorganization plan, bringing the power giant another step closer to exiting the biggest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history. “PG&E is a recalcitrant criminal, and I’m going to do everything within my power to protect the people of California from further crimes and …

PG&E’s top exec to end short stint at beleaguered utility
4 years, 8 months ago

PG&E’s top exec to end short stint at beleaguered utility

Associated Press  

BERKELEY, Calif. — PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson will step down from his job just 14 months after the nation’s largest utility hired him to rescue it from a financial mess caused by a history of negligence and to change a corporate culture that emphasized profits over safety. The California Public Utilities Commission, which oversees PG&E’s operations, said it will …

PG&E plans to pay its $4-million fine for involuntary manslaughter out of fire victims fund
4 years, 9 months ago

PG&E plans to pay its $4-million fine for involuntary manslaughter out of fire victims fund

LA Times  

Pacific Gas & Electric vehicles at the PG&E Oakland Service Center. Pacific Gas & Electric, the utility that has pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2018 Camp fire, plans to pay its $4-million fine from a fund set aside for victims of the blaze. “The district attorney worked hard to hold PG&E responsible for its crime, …

Editorial: It’s no government takeover of PG&E, but it’s still a possibility for the state’s most dangerous utility
4 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: It’s no government takeover of PG&E, but it’s still a possibility for the state’s most dangerous utility

LA Times  

It’s not the government takeover that many Californians were hoping for in light of the massive utility-sparked fires in recent years and the bungled “public safety power shutoffs” last fall. Gavin Newsom struck with Pacific Gas & Electric last week to let the state’s largest and most dangerous utility exit out of bankruptcy will bring some badly needed new oversight …

PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter over Camp fire
4 years, 9 months ago

PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter over Camp fire

LA Times  

In a federal filing Monday permanently documenting its role in causing California’s deadliest wildfire, Pacific Gas & Electric announced it has pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2018 Camp fire in the Northern California town of Paradise. Hiatt said the plea “is a big thing” not just for Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & …

PG&E bankruptcy nears end: Newsom OKs restructuring plan
4 years, 9 months ago

PG&E bankruptcy nears end: Newsom OKs restructuring plan

LA Times  

The biggest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history is drawing to a close: PG&E Corp. reached a deal with California Gov. The consent from Newsom, who objected to earlier versions of PG&E’s turnaround plan, greatly boosts the odds the utility will exit bankruptcy by a state-imposed deadline of June 30. PG&E’s reorganization still needs approval from the judge overseeing its bankruptcy …

Regulators boost PG&E’s wildfire fine to $2.1 billion
4 years, 10 months ago

Regulators boost PG&E’s wildfire fine to $2.1 billion

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — California power regulators on Thursday slapped Pacific Gas & Electric with a $2.1 billion fine for igniting a series of deadly wildfires that landed the beleaguered utility in bankruptcy. Several consumer groups had protested the settlement as too lenient in light of PG&E’s destruction, and the California Public Utilities Commission agreed after further review. The San Francisco …

PG&E CEO blames past management for problems, promises fixes
4 years, 10 months ago

PG&E CEO blames past management for problems, promises fixes

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson blamed negligence by the company’s past management for a cascade of catastrophes that killed nearly 140 people as he tried to persuade California regulators Tuesday that he is steering the utility to make safety its top priority. He couldn’t explain how the lack of accountability and organization happened because he said he …

Judge rips PG&E for poor safety record leading to wildfires
4 years, 10 months ago

Judge rips PG&E for poor safety record leading to wildfires

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. judge ripped into Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday, saying its executives have put greed before safety and telling officials from the utility blamed for catastrophic California wildfires to plan to add at least 1,100 more tree trimmers to cut the risk of even more blazes. “I am going to do everything I can to …

California governor wants to grill PG&E about financing plan
4 years, 11 months ago

California governor wants to grill PG&E about financing plan

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy faced another threat from California Gov. Newsom’s lawyers told U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali they want to grill PG&E about the company’s plans to borrow billions of dollars and sell more stock to help pay the $13.5 billion owed to more than 75,000 victims of catastrophic wildfires ignited …

PG&E and California governor at odds over bankruptcy plan
4 years, 11 months ago

PG&E and California governor at odds over bankruptcy plan

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric attorneys on Wednesday assured a federal judge the utility will emerge from bankruptcy by its June deadline, even as California Gov. PG&E’s bankruptcy plan requires support from the governor and the state’s chief regulator, giving Newsom unusual leverage as the utility seeks to qualify for a wildfire insurance fund state lawmakers approved last …

Judge OKs nearly $25 billion for PG&E fire victims, insurers
5 years ago

Judge OKs nearly $25 billion for PG&E fire victims, insurers

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved two Pacific Gas & Electric settlements totaling $24.5 billion to help pay the losses suffered by homeowners, businesses and insurers in the aftermath of catastrophic Northern California wildfires that sent the nation’s largest utility into a financial morass. Montali also handed the utility another victory by rejecting attempts by a …

Californians want to end PG&E’s operations as they exist now, new poll says
5 years, 1 month ago

Californians want to end PG&E’s operations as they exist now, new poll says

LA Times  

California voters would like to see major changes at the utility, according to a statewide poll conducted for The Times. A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll conducted for the Los Angeles Times asked likely voters to choose the best path forward for PG&E, which filed for bankruptcy this year, citing the potential for $30 billion in liabilities from …

PG&E says it has reached $13.5 billion wildfire settlement
5 years, 1 month ago

PG&E says it has reached $13.5 billion wildfire settlement

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Pacific Gas and Electric announced Friday it has reached a tentative $13.5 billion settlement resolving all major claims related to the deadly, devastating Northern California wildfires of 2017-2018 that were blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence. “From the beginning of the Chapter 11 process, getting wildfire victims fairly compensated, especially the individuals, has been our primary …

PG&E reaches $13.5-billion settlement with victims of devastating California wildfires
5 years, 1 month ago

PG&E reaches $13.5-billion settlement with victims of devastating California wildfires

LA Times  

The Camp fire burns last year outside of Pulga, Calif., on the North Fork of the Feather River. Richard Bridgford, an attorney who is part of the team representing the victims, called the settlement a “delicate balance” that has three goals: compensating victims as much as possible, deterring future “bad behavior” by the utility and allowing the utility to remain …

Judge keeps a California law on utilities paying fire damages
5 years, 1 month ago

Judge keeps a California law on utilities paying fire damages

LA Times  

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday rejected Pacific Gas & Electric’s latest attempt to change a California law requiring utilities to pay for the devastation from wildfires ignited by their electrical equipment. The decision issued by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali preserves a long-standing principle known as “inverse condemnation.” The century-old law helped drive the nation’s largest utility into …

Utility hints at possible power outage in California
5 years, 1 month ago

Utility hints at possible power outage in California

India TV News  

The San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Company has said that strong winds could lead to another power outage in Northern California this week. PG&E said on Sunday that it was monitoring a potentially strong offshore wind event on November 20, which suggests a possible prevention measure of Public Safety Power Shutoff that will cut power supply for some customers …

US power firm PG&E reportedly offers $13.5bn in fire compensation
5 years, 2 months ago

US power firm PG&E reportedly offers $13.5bn in fire compensation

Al Jazeera  

Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. is offering $13.5 billion in compensation to the victims of wildfires sparked by its power lines as part of a restructuring plan, according to people with knowledge of the situation. PG&E has spent months trying to come up with a restructuring plan that would get it out of the biggest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history …

Gov. Gavin Newsom hints at government control of PG&E if bankruptcy effort fizzles
5 years, 2 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom hints at government control of PG&E if bankruptcy effort fizzles

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom demanded Friday that Pacific Gas & Electric shareholders and executives, wildfire victims, bondholders and other parties involved in the company’s bankruptcy convene in Sacramento next week to work out a deal — and threatened to craft a government-led plan to restructure the state’s largest utility if an agreement isn’t reached quickly. “If the parties fail to reach an …

The Hopelessness of Wildfire Season
5 years, 2 months ago

The Hopelessness of Wildfire Season

Slate  

Fires are roaring across California again. Officials haven’t determined the cause, but a jumper cable connecting PG&E equipment to a transmission tower near Kincade Road failed just minutes before officials say the fire began in the same location. Right now, PG&E would rather pull the plug on hundreds of thousands of people across large areas of the state for a …

PG&E loses exclusive control of its bankruptcy recovery plan
5 years, 3 months ago

PG&E loses exclusive control of its bankruptcy recovery plan

LA Times  

PG&E has lost the exclusive right to submit a plan to reorganize its debts so that it can emerge from bankruptcy. California power giant PG&E Corp. was stripped of its right to exclusively pitch a reorganization plan in court, escalating an already heated battle over the largest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali said he’ll allow …

PG&E Agrees to Pay $11 Billion to Settle With Insurers Over California Wildfires
5 years, 4 months ago

PG&E Agrees to Pay $11 Billion to Settle With Insurers Over California Wildfires

Slate  

The utility company PG&E, which owned the equipment that sparked the deadly Camp Fire in Northern California in 2018, has settled with insurance carriers for $11 billion, the company announced Friday. According to the Associated Press, the settlement will resolve roughly 85 percent of claims related to the 2018 fire and the 2017 Northern California fires that were also blamed …

A swift fall from political power for PG&E, California’s largest utility
5 years, 4 months ago

A swift fall from political power for PG&E, California’s largest utility

LA Times  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has struggled to find friends at the state Capitol after years of massive wildfires and claims of mismanagement. “Many legislators thought it was one ask too many from PG&E this session, even if they agree with the policy,” said Steven Maviglio, a veteran Democratic strategist hired by the company’s shareholders to push the proposal this …

PG&E looks to cap wildfire costs at $18 billion through its bankruptcy plan
5 years, 4 months ago

PG&E looks to cap wildfire costs at $18 billion through its bankruptcy plan

LA Times  

The Paradise Inn goes up in flames on Nov. 9, 2018, during the Camp fire, which tore through Paradise, north of Sacramento. California utility giant PG&E Corp. is proposing to cap the wildfire liabilities that forced it into bankruptcy at about $18 billion — less than half of what victims and insurers have said they’re owed. PG&E’s plan kicks off …

PG&E outside inspectors find tree hazards that were overlooked
5 years, 5 months ago

PG&E outside inspectors find tree hazards that were overlooked

LA Times  

PG&E Corp.’s court-appointed compliance monitor concluded the utility isn’t trimming trees that pose wildfire threats in high-risk areas of California and didn’t train its contractors properly. The monitor is reviewing PG&E’s wildfire mitigation efforts, after the company’s 2016 conviction stemming from a gas pipeline blast that killed eight people. The monitor said five of PG&E’s felony convictions from the 2016 …

California needs a big pot of money for wildfires. But how big? And who pays?
5 years, 6 months ago

California needs a big pot of money for wildfires. But how big? And who pays?

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks at the California for All: Emergency Management Preparedness Summit on June 3 in Sacramento. Stock analysts predict that Southern California Edison could follow Pacific Gas & Electric into bankruptcy if Newsom fails to calm the energy markets and a major wildfire hits in Southern California, leaving victims across the state struggling to recoup their losses from insolvent …

Fire officials determine PG&E equipment sparked deadly fire
5 years, 7 months ago

Fire officials determine PG&E equipment sparked deadly fire

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California fire investigators officially concluded that the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century was caused by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines, lawmakers expressed deep skepticism about whether the utility had made the dramatic changes needed to prevent another deadly blaze. “We need to know what the lessons learned are.” State fire officials said transmission …

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