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Officials override local shelter-in-place and other restrictions for state workers and contractors deemed essential to ease conflict and confusion linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government delays tax payments and offers corporate loans and small business cash grants while extending employee stipends to self-employed workers.

Judge orders agency to do new environmental review in case brought by tribe, but did not order a halt to current operation.

Directive follows industry groups' plea to blunt national financial impact; government may pump in more than $810 billion to shore up German economy.

PG&E filed Camp fire pact as part of its bankruptcy restructuring, which includes new mitigation strategies for the 2020 wildfire season such as community microgrids.