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Feb. 15, 2019

Judge has more queries for PG&E about its plan to improve wildfire safety

The federal judge in charge of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s probation ordered the utility Thursday to respond to concerns over whether it could have done more to prevent the Northern California wildfires in the past two years.

Judge has more queries for PG&E about its plan to improve wildfire safety
U.S. District Judge William Alsup

SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal judge in charge of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s probation ordered the utility Thursday to respond to concerns over whether it could have done more to prevent the devastating Northern California wildfires in the past two years.

Judge William Alsup of the Northern District, who submitted questions of his own, told PG&E attorneys to be...

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