As Wildfires Rage, California Governor Proposes Reducing Utilities' Liability

Governing: California's electric utilities would no longer be automatically liable for wildfire damage caused by the equipment, under a detailed proposal Tuesday from Gov. Jerry Brown.

The proposal marks perhaps the most significant legislative reaction yet to last fall's deadly wildfires, many of which investigators have blamed on power lines. And if approved by the Legislature, the proposal would represent a major victory for California's utility companies.

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