Heavy snow and difficult travel expected again, heaviest snow in southern Minnesota

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

A major California electric utility is filing for bankruptcy, and climate change may be the culprit.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) could face up to $30 billion in liabilities from recent wildfires in California, the LA Times 

Hotter conditions make for more wildfires, and that's exactly what is happening in the western U.S., as Climate Cast has 

Now, some analysts see PG&E — a Fortune 500 company — as the first economic casualty of climate change.

Research scholar Michael Wara, who focuses on climate and energy policy at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, joined Climate Cast to explain.

Hear the whole segment on the audio player above.

Environmental News

MPR News Programs and Podcasts

Climate Cast ®

Shows

Morning Edition

NewsPartners

Paul Huttner

Author

A major California electric utility is filing for bankruptcy, and climate change may be the culprit.


A major California electric utility is filing for bankruptcy, and climate change may be the culprit.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) could face up to $30 billion in liabilities from recent wildfires in California, the LA Times reports. 

Hotter conditions make for more wildfires, and that's exactly what is happening in the western U.S., as Climate Cast has previously reported.

Now, some analysts see PG&E -- a Fortune 500 company -- as the first economic casualty of climate change.

Research scholar Michael Wara, who focuses on climate and energy policy at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, joined Climate Cast to explain.

Did climate change bankrupt an electric company?

Go Deeper.

Like this?