Utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric is being accused of falsifying gas pipeline safety records by California regulators in the aftermath of a pipeline explosion that killed eight people in 2010....
Pennsylvania fracking water contamination much higher than reported
The headline flew around the globe like wild fire. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published their long-awaited draft fracking drinking water study and concluded: fracking has had no...
PG&E can’t find original records for South Bay gas lines
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says it has lost 12 years of gas-line repair records for part of the Bay Area — the largest such gap to emerge since the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion was blamed on...
Carmel home explosion blamed on faulty pipeline records (USA)
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s faulty pipeline records, which the utility promised to fix after the deadly San Bruno disaster more than three years ago, are being blamed in a natural-gas explosion...
PG&E fined nearly $20m for safety lapses in Contra Costa County
State regulators Thursday upheld a $16.8 million fine against PG&E for failing to inspect East Bay pipelines for gas leaks. The fine, which PG&E had appealed to the Public Utilities...
The consultants report on recordkeeping within PG&E (US)
The testimony of Paul Duller and Alison North wrt to the San Bruno Gas disaster is now available on the California Public Utilities Commission website. Read the full report. Records Management...
Red Cross fined $9.6m for sloppy recordkeeping
PHILADELPHIA - January 17, 2012 (WPVI) -- A$9.6-million fine has been lodged against the Red Cross because of problems that federal inspectors found in Philadelphia. The government says the...
PG&E declared 2 lines safe despite missing records (US)
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. declared two high-pressure gas transmission pipes safe last year despite paper-trail gaps that left the utility ignorant of whether portions of the lines were running...
Ex-PG&E manager says key records possibly trashed (US)
A former Pacific Gas and Electric Co. record-keeping manager told federal investigators that a top PG&E official recently acknowledged to him that the utility had likely tossed some of its...
PG&E faces new probe (US)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. faces the start on Monday of another state probe into its record-keeping, one which could be far more serious as regulators examine whether the utility’s...
Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety (US)
This article in California Watch delivers background to an emerging story set to cause a huge public outcry. Major feature: sloppy incomplete recordkeeping. State regulators have routinely failed to...
PG&E agrees to $3m fine over safety records (US)
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. agreed Thursday to pay an unusual gas-safety-related fine of $3 million for what state regulators called "willful non-compliance" with orders to provide key documents...
PG&E search for records after San Bruno disaster
PG&E launches massive record search after San Bruno disaster Confirming worries about the disorganized state of its pipeline records, PG&E on Tuesday said it has launched a massive effort to...
Council records on culvert were inadequate (AUS)
SENIOR officers of Gosford City Council agreed yesterday that the council's record system had failed to keep messages, emails, quotes and estimates that might have allowed proper consideration of...