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San Bruno Officials Seek $1.25 Billion Fine for PG&E Over Pipeline Explosion

More than two years after a fatal pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif., city leaders and a consumer group plan to press state regulators to impose fines of more than $1 billion on PG&E Corp. (PCG), the pipeline's owner, over alleged missteps by the company prior to the disaster.The Sept. 9, 2010 explosion of the high-pressure natural gas pipeline caused a massive fire that killed eight people, injured 58 others, and damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes.Federal and state investigators have blamed PG&E for the pipeline rupture and explosion, and accused the company of mismanaging its aging pipeline system over decades.State investigators have accused the utility of violating dozens of federal and state safety rules and proposed that the utility should be penalized with fines. State regulators have promised to fine the utility and also to beef up oversight of the state's gas pipelines.Now, San Bruno officials are proposing that the California Public Utilities Commission, which regu...

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  1. California may fine PG&E $2.25 billion over San Bruno gas fire

    The California Public Utilities Commission is considering fining utility PG&E Corp $2.25 billion over the deadly 2010 San Bruno gas line rupture and fire, requiring ...

  2. PG&E Faces Rising Costs, Uncertainty After San Bruno Pipeline Blast

    PG&E Corp.'s (PCG) total bill for the San Bruno pipeline explosion and fixing its gas pipeline system could top $3 billion, as the utility faces continued costs and ...

  3. PG&E Faces Continued Costs, Uncertainty After San Bruno Pipeline Blast

    PG&E Corp.'s (PCG) total bill for the San Bruno pipeline explosion and fixing its gas pipeline system could top $3 billion, as the utility faces continued costs and ...

  4. GAO Suggests Tighter Rules for Gas Pipeline Shutoff Valves, Emergency Response

    Federal and state regulators should require natural-gas pipeline operators to install automatic shutoff valves or take other measures to ensure they can quickly stop...

  5. GAO Suggests Tighter Rules for Gas Pipeline Shut-Off Valves, Emergency Response

    Federal and state regulators should require natural-gas pipeline operators to install automatic shut-off valves or take other measures to ensure they can quickly sto...

  6. Stalled PG&E-San Bruno Talks May Revive

    California officials said Friday they hope to restart stalled negotiations with PG&E Corp. (PCG) and local officials to settle allegations over the fatal 2010 San Br...

  7. PG&E Talks To Settle San Bruno Pipeline Allegations Hit A Snag

    Talks between PG&E Corp. (PCG), the city of San Bruno and other parties to settle allegations that the company violated pipeline safety rules have hit a snag, city o...

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