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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    As PG&E seeks protection from creditors, some who sued PG&E are no longer getting payments

    PG&E, the largest electric utility in the state, filed for bankruptcy today. The company was found responsible for starting many of the fires that hit California over the past few years.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 29, 2019 • 1 min read

    PG&E, the largest electric utility in the state, filed for bankruptcy today. The company was found responsible for starting many of the fires that hit California over the past few years. Now PG&E and its parent company are being sued by thousands of victims, insurers and even some cities. The utility faces billions of dollars in potential liabilities. PG&E says filing for bankruptcy will help it stay in business, and keep the lights on for consumers. But thousands of wildfire victims fear the bankruptcy proceedings will leave them empty-handed.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    As PG&E files for bankruptcy, some wildfire victims pay the price
    1. 0:00As PG&E seeks protection from creditors, some who sued PG&E are no longer getting paymentsYou’re reading this
    2. 13:14How California farms are coping with Trump’s immigration crackdown
    3. 20:37Solution to student debt? Pay no tuition upfront, but pay back part of your income later
    4. 30:49‘Leaving Neverland’ accuses Michael Jackson of molesting young boys
    5. 40:46Will HBO become a content factory to compete with Netflix?
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