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Read More at Wikipedia ›The item "UPDATE: Investigators Say PG&E Violated Pipeline Safety Rules" published Friday at 10:18 P.
M. ET gave an incorrect amount for the potential fine PG&E Corp. faces in the third and fourth paragraphs, and in a bullet point. A correct version follows.)--California investigators find PG&E managed gas pipelines unsafely--Investigation part of a series following San Bruno pipeline explosion--Investigators cite more than 3,000 violations over years--If maximum state penalties were applied, fines could exceed $200 billion--State regulators will consider this report and others to determine final fines for PG&ESAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--California investigators said Friday that PG&E Corp. (PCG) violated several state and federal pipeline safety rules by ignoring safety requirements for more than 100 miles of aging natural-gas transmission pipelines that lie underneath homes, businesses and other densely populated urban areas.The findings were released in a report by the state Consumer P...Brazilian mining company Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR) said Friday its board approved a new policy for information disclosure, replacing a policy in force since July 2002...
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California investigators said Friday that PG&E Corp. (PCG) violated several state and federal pipeline safety rules by ignoring safety requirements for more than 100...
Activist investor Carl Icahn skewered Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s (CHK) board for corporate governance controversies and "irresponsible actions" while disclosing he ac...