“April Maurath Sommer, executive director of the Wild Tree Foundation, a nonprofit environmental group, said that state officials responsible for overseeing fire prevention efforts by utilities have relaxed their standards since the adoption of AB 1054.
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Before the law was passed, the commission held public hearings on utilities’ fire prevention efforts and the cost, she said. That no longer happens.
“There’s been a rollback of scrutiny,” she said.” (March 30, 2025) read more