California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires
California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and MIKE LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric, the nation’s largest utility, has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked by its aging Northern California power lines and submit to five years of oversight in an attempt to prevent more deadly blazes. The company didn’t acknowledge any wrongdoing in the…
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