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California Lawmakers To Probe Growing Wildfire Costs

428 views · Published 26 July 2018 · 1:55 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: KCRA 3 · 2018 · News & Politics

Gov. Jerry Brown is urging lawmakers to back a proposal that would soften the standard that makes electric utilities financially liable when their equipment causes wildfires. A legislative committee meeting Wednesday to discuss the growing threat of wildfires did not take any formal action on Brown's proposal, but some lawmakers indicated the need to review the impact of frequent blazes on utilities. Brown's proposal would allow courts to decide how much utilities should pay for damage, backing away from a legal standard that generally holds electric companies entirely liable for the costs of wildfires triggered by their power lines, transformers or other infrastructure. Get the full story in the video above.

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California Lawmakers To Probe Growing Wildfire Costs

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