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Topic: Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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The myth of "green hydrogen"

Emily Pontecorvo - Grist
he Maria Fire burns on a hillside as it expands up to 8,000 acres on its first night on November 1, 2019 near Somis, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

"What a climate disaster looks like"

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
A California Street cable car operator and passenger wear breathing masks to protect against smoke from wildfires Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

The California exodus begins

Nicole Karlis
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2010 file photo, a massive fire roars through a neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it is prepared to pay the maximum fine of $3 million after a jury convicted the company of deliberately violating pipeline safety regulations before a deadly natural gas pipeline explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area and then misleading investigators looking into the blast. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) (AP)

A glimpse into the future?

Nathanael Johnson - Grist
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PG&E chose profits over maintenance

Nicole Karlis
Firefighters push down a wall while battling against a burning apartment complex in Paradise, north of Sacramento, California on November 09, 2018 (Getty/Josh Edelson)

PG&E may defray fire costs to consumers

Nicole Karlis
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