J.A Savage reports: "A little-noticed ruling in Pacific Gas & Electric's bankruptcy court case on Aug. 30 could mean that any financially shaky company can try to fix its economic problems without interference from pesky environmental laws, like the California Environmental Quality Act. It is a big victory for PG&E, and corporations in general." PG&E's woes get a lot of ink in California, but not this angle. Alternet, launched in 1998, is "a project of the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism." They do investigative stories and a lot of their coverage is on the environment. They get material from freelancers and alternative press, and syndicate it to some 160 outlets. See www.Alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14094.