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Butte County Camp Fire: Everything You Need to Know
June 20, 2019
7 months ago the Camp Fire in Butte County left Paradise and the surrounding towns in chaos, but you know that. What this article is meant to cover, are the things that you don’t know: what really happened, is PG&E really to blame, and will victims be able to sue...... Read more »
PG&E Creates $105 Million Wildfire Assistance Fund To Help Fire Survivors
May 23, 2019
CALIFORNIA – In a press release, PG&E Spokesperson Paul Moreno announced that PG&E worked with a bankruptcy court to create a $105 million emergency housing fund to benefit survivors of the Camp Fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires. According to Moreno, The Wildfire Assistance Program targets uninsured people and...... Read more »
PG&E creates $105 million wildfire assistance fund to help fire survivors
May 22, 2019: “CALIFORNIA – In a press release, PG&E Spokesperson Paul Moreno announced that PG&E worked with a bankruptcy court to create a $105 million emergency housing fund to benefit survivors of the Camp Fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires.” Continue reading on www.actionnewsnow.com
Cal Fire investigation determines PG&E lines caused Camp Fire
May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019: “SACRAMENTO — Cal Fire investigators officially announced the cause of the Camp Fire today in a press release. Sparking Pacific Gas & Electric lines in Pulga, and a second ignition source near Concow and Rim roads were determined to have started the deadly Camp Fire on Nov....... Read more »
District Attorney says PG&E equipment started Camp Fire, not yet sure if it was a crime
May 3, 2019
May 3, 2019: “District Attorney Mike Ramsey says all other causes have been ruled out, but investigators are still trying to determine whether charges as serious as manslaughter could apply.” Continue reading on abc10.com
PG&E proposes $235 million in bonuses for 2019 despite wildfire-linked bankruptcy
March 12, 2019
Federal judge: PG&E “unsafe” actions, “dismal” prevention, caused wildfires; orders suspension of dividends to shareholders Mar. 7, 2019: “PG&E, despite filing for a bankruptcy linked to potential liabilities from lethal wildfires in 2017 and 2018, has urged a judge to approve $235 million in bonuses during 2019 for thousands of...... Read more »
Federal judge: PG&E “unsafe” actions, “dismal” prevention, caused wildfires; orders suspension of dividends to shareholders
Mar. 6, 2019: “Castigating PG&E for years of “unsafe conduct,” a federal judge has ordered the beleaguered utility to stop paying shareholder dividends and focus its resources on managing the vegetation around its power lines to stave off more deadly wildfires.” Continue reading on mercurynews.com
PG&E: Company’s equipment may have ignited Camp Fire
February 28, 2019
Feb. 28, 2019: “NEW YORK — Pacific Gas & Electric says its equipment may have ignited the 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 86 people and destroyed an entire town in Northern California.” Continue reading on abc30.com
PG&E restructuring highlights arcane California legal rule
January 15, 2019
Jan. 15, 2019: “(Reuters) – PG&E Corp’s chances of emerging from bankruptcy proceedings hinge in part on an arcane California legal rule that threatens to keep the utility owner perpetually on the hook for liabilities from catastrophic wildfires even beyond the more than $30 billion the company expects to face...... Read more »