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PG&E Reports Progress On Safety Following San Bruno Blast
More than two and a half years after a pipeline explosion killed eight people in San Bruno, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said Tuesday it has made sure that all of its gas transmission lines coursing through urban areas are running at safe operating pressures.
PG&E Offers $550 Million To Settle Charges In San Bruno Blast
PG&E offered the money as a settlement, but refused to admit that it failed to maintain a safe gas system.
PG&E Customers To Foot $299 Million In Pipeline Safety Costs
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. rates are set to increase by $299 million to help pay for pipeline inspection and upgrade costs in the wake of the fatal 2010 gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco Bay area suburb.
Mitchell Steps Down From PG&E San Bruno Blast Mediation
San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane is applauding the decision by former Sen. George Mitchell to step away from talks over how much Pacific Gas and Electric should be fined for the deadly 2010 pipeline disaster in his city’s Crestmoor neighborhood.
San Bruno Explosion Survivors Want CPUC President Replaced
Survivors of the 2010 deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno are asking Gov. Jerry Brown to replace the president of the California Public Utilities Commission.
Uproar Over Mitchell Appointment In San Bruno Explosion Talks
A group of city officials, consumer advocates and a state lawmaker on Wednesday attacked California regulators’ decision to hire former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell to oversee private settlement talks over the deadly pipeline explosion.
Gov. Brown Signs Pipeline Safety Bills
Assemblyman Jerry Hill was in San Francisco Monday morning to announce that three bills he authored that focus on natural gas pipeline safety were signed into law over the weekend.
CPUC Warns San Francisco About Aging Pipelines
The California Public Utilities Commission is putting pressure on San Francisco to allow Pacific Gas & Electric Co. crews to replace miles of cast iron pipes that they said are aging and dangerous.
CEO Says San Bruno Explosion Could Cost PG&E $1 Billion
PG&E president and CEO Tony Earley said Thursday that civil settlements and potential fines stemming from a fatal gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno two years ago could cost the company more than $1 billion.
Senior PG&E Engineer Warned Of Gas Pipeline Tracking System Problems Before San Bruno Blast
A senior engineer said he warned Pacific Gas & Electric supervisors about problems with the computer gas pipeline tracking system but he was told to keep using it.
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