The future of PG&E, and whether any of California’s utilities can prevent wildfires

State investigators have determined that PG&E was responsible for the Camp Fire last year in Paradise, California. The fire killed 85 people and destroyed more than 10,000 homes. PG&E CEO Bill Johnson said yesterday, “It’s a disappointment this happened. Let’s not do this again.” 

Credits

Guest:

  • Michael Wara - director of the climate and energy program at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Adriana Cargill, Nihar Patel