Fire chief Joanne Hayes-White is on the scene as PG&E representatives and firefighters battle a blaze following an explosion of a gas line on February 6, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo: Santiago Mejia/Pool/Getty Images)
A federal judge is requiring PG&E Corp. to abide by rules governing how the utility operates its power lines in California, seeking to reform what he described as "dismal" management that led to a series of destructive fires over the past two years.
Trim & remove trees & branches
U.S. District Judge William Alsup gave PG&E a March 22 deadline to present any arguments as to why his orders shouldn't be implemented. One requires the bankrupt company to suspend issuing any dividends until it is in compliance with state laws that require it to trim or remove trees and branches growing within specified distances of its power lines.
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