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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The future of PG&E, and whether any of California’s utilities can prevent wildfires

    State investigators have determined that PG&E was responsible for the Camp Fire last year in Paradise, California. The fire killed 85 people and destroyed more than 10,000 homes.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 16, 2019 • 1 min read

    State investigators have determined that PG&E was responsible for the Camp Fire last year in Paradise, California. The fire killed 85 people and destroyed more than 10,000 homes. PG&E CEO Bill Johnson said yesterday, “It’s a disappointment this happened. Let’s not do this again.”

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    1 of 4
    Finding all the biodiversity in LA
    1. 0:00The future of PG&E, and whether any of California’s utilities can prevent wildfiresYou’re reading this
    2. 11:56Trump pardons a former California lawmaker and a billionaire publisher
    3. 20:55Director of ‘The Souvenir’ on heroin addiction, attraction and the allure of cinema
    4. 33:26Finding wildlife in LA: falcons, bighorn sheep, turtles, and more
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