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Who pays for wildfire damage? In the West [of the USA], utilities are shifting the risk to customers. (grist.org)
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Utah laws cap wildfire damages and let utilities pass the cost onto customers. Utility lobbyists are pushing the model in other states.

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“The risk is there,” Jenks said. “Climate change has made our forests so much drier than they used to be, and we don’t have the same June rain. Our forests weren’t designed for this.”

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