Items Tagged with 'Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'

Ensuring the resilience and security of the energy sector will require strong leadership from the Department of Energy, according to a letter sent to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm last month by leaders of the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), and the...

The judge overseeing Pacific Gas and Electric’s bankruptcy on Saturday rebuffed the utility’s request that he fast-track approval of agreements signed last week between it, fire victims and the government agencies that had once sought to recoup billions of dollars from a fire victims’ trust. Lawyers for PG&E filed a...

By Hudson Sangree The Federal Emergency Management Agency dropped its claim Tuesday to a large chunk of the $13.5 billion trust that Pacific Gas and Electric plans to fund for wildfire victims as part of its Chapter 11 reorganization. Lawyers for FEMA and PG&E told U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali...

By Hudson Sangree The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s claims that Pacific Gas and Electric owes it more than $3.9 billion have thrown the utility’s Chapter 11 case into disarray, just as it seemed on a steadier course toward conclusion. FEMA is seeking reimbursement for its expenses following disastrous wildfires ignited...