AdvertisementFeds Hand PG&E A Legal Victory In Criminal Trial Over Its Pipeline Safety PoliciesAugust 03, 2016Richard GonzalesfacebookEmailA massive gas pipeline fire roared through a neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2010. Federal prosecutors, without explanation, slashed the potential criminal penalties they were seeking in the trial of utility giant PG&E for violating gas pipeline safety laws. (AP)