California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law Friday, changing how the state will pay for wildfire damage.
Outages were intended to be a last resort in PG&E's wildfire mitigation plan, but it has already used them twice during the first weekend of California's wildfire season.
A Gulf of Mexico oil spill is contained, PG&E did start the Camp Fire, and Taiwan says yes to same-sex marriage.
Citing growing wildfire risk, the state's private utilities are attempting to increase their rates significantly.
The debate around private ownership of essential utilities is becoming a national issue.
Unless we change the way we hold corporations liable for their emissions, the costs of climate change will continue to burden the public.
The combination of a warming planet and rapid urbanization near wildlands has provided kindling with a spark.
Climate change and development have undoubtedly increased fire risk in California, but if utilities don't pay the damages, someone else will.