Hinckley Cancer

In 1993, Aaron Brockovich began investigating the Hinckley illnesses and aided in a class action lawsuit. PG&E was charged with 739 counts of criminal negligence for failing to trim trees near its power lines. In 1994, a fire in Nevada County burned 500 acres, 12 homes, and a school. The plaintiffs also alleged that two PG&E employees turned whistleblowers were instructed by PG&E to dump all of the Hinckly compressor station records.