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As the U.S. Leaves the Paris Accord, Revisit FRONTLINE’s Recent Climate Reporting
These five projects illuminate the science, politics and impact of climate change.
November 4, 2020
“Deflect, Delay, Defer”: Decade of Pacific Gas & Electric Wildfire Safety Pushback Preceded Disasters
A FRONTLINE review of documents and hearings shows that Pacific Gas & Electric spent the better part of 10 years fiercely resisting calls for critical wildfire safety reforms.
August 18, 2020
Amid New Warnings on Global Warming, Revisit FRONTLINE’s Recent Climate Reporting
These five projects illuminate the science, politics and impact of climate change.
December 6, 2019
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.
November 15, 2019
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.
November 8, 2019
"You Can Barely Breathe": The Inmates Who Fought California's Deadliest Wildfire
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.
November 1, 2019
Camp Fire: By the Numbers
A look at some of the numbers that defined 2018's deadly Camp Fire.
October 29, 2019
PG&E’s Response to Its Role in Paradise's Camp Fire
Pacific Gas and Electric Company offered a statement and written responses to questions from FRONTLINE, which are included in full below.
October 29, 2019
“No Danger to Paradise,” 911 Callers Were Told as the Deadly Camp Megafire Approached
Carol Ladrini, the dispatcher on duty in Paradise when the fire broke out, speaks publicly for the first time in a new FRONTLINE documentary.
October 28, 2019
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.
October 25, 2019
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