Poisoning

PG&E Settles Last of ‘Erin Brockovich’ Lawsuits

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has agreed to pay $20 million to settle the last of a series of lawsuits stemming from water poisoning linked to its natural gas transmission pipeline operations in the Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles. The agreement was finalized late in March, according to an Associated Press report.

April 7, 2008