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Amid New Warnings on Global Warming, Revisit FRONTLINE’s Recent Climate Reporting
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After Deadly Fire, Regulators and Consumers Question PG&E Blackouts
PG&E says power cuts are the best way to prevent devastating wildfires during California’s most fire-prone time of year. Yet many of the company’s customers, watchdogs, and regulators say they are skeptical of the company’s motives. Two plans that have been proposed for the utility’s path out of bankruptcy include a clause allowing the company's financiers to renegotiate or back out if PG&E ignites another fire that burns more than 500 homes. A new tragedy could also hurt victims of previous fires.
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In the Middle of a Deadly California Wildfire, She Went Into Labor
One year after the worst wildfire in California's history, FRONTLINE shares a mother's story of survival.
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The day California’s deadliest-ever wildfire erupted, about 2,000 state employees responded to the blaze. Among them were more than 500 prison inmates.
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PG&E’s Response to Its Role in Paradise's Camp Fire
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October 29, 2019
“No Danger to Paradise,” 911 Callers Were Told as the Deadly Camp Megafire Approached
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Ahead of Camp Fire Anniversary, New Details Emerge of Troubled Evacuation
In the frenzy of California’s deadliest-ever wildfire, officials tried but failed to activate a free emergency notification system that might have warned more people of the blaze.
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