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PG&E Reaches 3.5 Billion Deal With #WILDFIRE Victims

December 7, 2019: The agreement could help tens of thousands of residents rebuild while helping to resolve the utility’s bankruptcy.

PG&E says reached agreement with #WILDFIRE victims

December 7, 2019: Bankrupt California power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday it had reached an agreement to resolve individual claims relating to the 2017 and 2018 wildfires and the 2015 butte fire.

PG&E says reached 3.5 billion agreement with #WILDFIRE victims

December 7, 2019: Bankrupt California power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday it had reached a 3.5 billion agreement to resolve individual claims relating to the 2017 and 2018 wildfires and the 2015 butte fire.

Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached 3.5 billion #WILDFIRE settlement

December 7, 2019: Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached a 3.5 billion settlement that will resolve all major claims related to devastating wildfires blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence.

Bankrupt PG&E reaches 3.5 billion settlement with California #WILDFIRE victims

December 7, 2019: California's bankrupt power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday it had reached a 3.5 billion settlement with victims of some of most devastating wildfires in the state's modern history.

PG&E: California power firm to pay 3.5bn to #WILDFIRE victims

December 7, 2019: Utility giant PG&E reaches a settlement over several fires tied to the firm's equipment.

California utility PG&E to pay 3.5 billion to settle claims from #WILDFIRE victims

December 7, 2019: California utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric has agreed to pay 3.5 billion to individuals affected by several recent fires in the state, the company announced Friday night.

Saturday Sessions: Mandolin Orange performs #WILDFIRE

December 7, 2019: It's been a decade since Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz formed their folk duo Mandolin Orange in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Since then, they've toured the world and appeared at the nation's top festival stages, including Newport Folk and South by Southwest. Earlier this year they released their latest collection, ...

California Utility PG&E Says It Will Pay 3.5 Billion In #WILDFIRE Settlement

December 7, 2019: The money will help thousands of victims of wildfires blamed on the company's shoddy equipment.

Utility reaches 3.5B settlement with California #WILDFIRE victims

December 7, 2019: Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached a 3.5-billion US settlement that will resolve all major claims related to devastating wildfires blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence.

California puts one-year halt on insurers dropping customers in #WILDFIRE-prone areas

December 6, 2019: California on Thursday ordered a one-year halt on insurance companies dropping customers in wildfire-prone areas at a time when state insurers are trying to limit spiraling costs from climate change.

California #WILDFIRE aftermath: PG&E nears 3.5B deal with victims, report says

December 5, 2019: PG&E is near closing on a 3.5 billion payout to victims affected by California wildfires caused by its power lines, according to a Bloomberg report. 

PG&E failed to inspect transmission lines that caused deadly 2018 #WILDFIRE: state probe

December 3, 2019: Bankrupt California power producer PG&E Corp did not properly inspect and replace transmission lines before a faulty wire sparked a wildfire that killed more than 80 people in 2018, a probe by a state regulator has concluded.

High school football team brings hope to Paradise, California, a year after deadly #WILDFIRE

November 29, 2019: A year ago, the small town of Paradise, California, was devastated by the deadly Camp Fire, but now the community has a new reason to cheer. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti joined CBSN

Rain may douse California #WILDFIRE threatening homes

November 27, 2019: Firefighters are hoping rainy weather will douse a wildfire that threatens thousands of homes in the coastal foothills north of Los Angeles

Evacuees expected home for Thanksgiving as #WILDFIRE is 20% contained

November 27, 2019: Over half an inch of rain is soaking Santa Barbara Wednesday morning, where residents are threatened by a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire.

Football brings community together 1 year after #WILDFIRE

November 26, 2019: The Camp Fire claimed 86 lives and destroyed most of Paradise, California

#WILDFIRE outside Santa Barbara, California, threatens homes, causes evacuations

November 26, 2019: Fire ripped through brush and woodland on hills above Santa Barbara, California, early on Tuesday, causing authorities to order more than 2,000 residents of a nearby canyon to flee their homes, according to officials and local media.

Startling photos show California #WILDFIREs impact

November 26, 2019: A California wildfire has burned 4,100 acres with 0% containment as of Tuesday morning, according to Santa Barbara County fire officials. The Cave Fire started in the Santa Ynez Mountains on Monday and, stoked by winds, eventually moved towards populated parts of Santa Barbara County, CNN reports.  #CaveFire- U...

Koala That Rocketed To International Fame After #WILDFIRE Rescue Dies

November 26, 2019: Ellenborough Lewis was severely burned in an Australian brushfire. His story is anything but unique.

#WILDFIRE menaces Santa Barbara hillside homes but rain on the way

November 26, 2019: Wind-driven flames raced down wooded hillsides toward Santa Barbara, California on Tuesday, sending around 5,500 residents fleeing as firefighters battled to save homes before expected relief from rain.

Readers write: The view from Russia, and #WILDFIRE series

November 23, 2019: Letters to the editor for the Nov. 25, 2019 weekly magazine. Readers discuss international media coverage and hearing from wildfire refugees.

This could be the day I die. Owner of animal sanctuary recalls harrowing ordeal as #WILDFIRE approached

November 22, 2019: As the Tick Fire raged, people at the Gentle Barn frantically rushed to save the animals -- and their own lives.

Extreme #WILDFIRE danger prompts new preventive outages in Calif.

November 20, 2019: Move follows several such mass blackouts last month by embattled PG&E during long stretch of extremely dry, hot weather conducive to wildfires

Koala rescued from flames of Australia #WILDFIRE, badly burned as blazes rage across country

November 20, 2019: As wildfires continue to rage across parts of Australia, people are stepping up to help the smallest of victims from the flames.
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