A federal judge said PG&E must employ experts to identify trees growing too close to its power lines and check the work of contractors who trim them. He also required the company to improve inspections on its high-voltage transmission lines.
A federal judge is ordering PG&E Corp. to overhaul its tree-trimming and power line inspection practices after the company pleaded guilty to state manslaughter charges for sparking the deadliest wildfire in California history.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who oversees PG&E’s federal criminal probation from an earlier safety violation, said PG&E must employ a team of experts to identify trees growing too close to its power lines and then check the work of contractors hired to trim them. He also required the...
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