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PG&E Avoids Criminal Charges for 2 Massive Wildfires by Paying $55 Million
California’s PG&E utility company helped spark the Kincade Fire and the Dixie Fire, which caused immeasurable environmental damage. It paid a settlement to avoid criminal charges.
PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Cable to Stop Sparking California Wildfires
The monopoly utility has unveiled an ambitious plan to bury cables at a cost of $15-30 billion and pass the cost on to Californians.
Californians Worried About Fate of Frozen Turkeys During PG&E Power Cuts
Roughly 181,000 customers in the Paradise, Calif. area will be affected by power cuts that are scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
PG&E’s Blackouts Are Making It Harder to Measure the ‘Toxic Stew’ in the Air From California’s Wildfires
The blackouts imposed by power company PG&E knocked at least six air quality monitoring stations offline, the EPA confirmed to VICE News.
PG&E’s Customers Should Stop Paying Their Bills
An organized utility bill strike could drive PG&E’s valuation to zero and allow the public to take over.
The California Wildfires Knocked a Big Company Website Offline
O'Reilly Media's website went offline "due to the fires and power outages in California," an unsettling reminder that the internet isn't immune from the ripple effects of the climate crisis and corporate negligence.
‘Violent and Damaging Winds’ Are About to Make California's Fires Even Worse
Meanwhile, millions of Californians are facing blackouts, and nearly 100,000 buildings are threatened.
PG&E Execs Were Literally Partying in Wine Country While Planning to Cut Power to Millions of Californians
They were wining and dining their top natural gas customers at a lavish retreat in wine country.
Millions of Californians Lost Power Because PG&E Refused to Spend Money to Fix Its Problems
“I can’t say how frustrated I am,” says a city councilor in Paradise, a town that was completely razed by the 2018 fires caused by PG&E.
The California Blackouts Are Leading to Fear, Rage, and Uncharged Teslas
The decision to cut power in the Bay Area and elsewhere has led to residents struggling in all sorts of ways.
The Company That's Caused California Wildfires Is Cutting Off Power to 2 Million People to Avoid Another One
The state of California allowed PG&E to start charging customers billions more so it could upgrade its grid. The company still hasn't.
This Is Why California Will Keep Burning
One massive utility company is responsible for many of the wildfires and dozens of deaths. Can we make our infrastructure stop killing us?