Calif. Utility Regulator Focusing On Companies' Safety Culture

West Coast Land Use and Environment Attorneys Tara Kaushik and Kevin Ashe wrote an article for Law360 discussing two investigations pending against California investor-owned utilities, the changes and crucial issues in recent investigations and the shifting focus on utility safety culture. The investigations into Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) are just a few of the several investigations initiated by the California Public Utilities Commission. These SoCalGas and Pacific Gas & Electric Company investigations show "a shift from reactive regulatory enforcement to interactive, close oversight of utility business practices."

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