After Ever-Costlier California Fires, New Study Could Shape State’s Response to Era of ‘Climate-Fueled Economic Crisis’
Written By Alejandra Cruz
Source: The Press Democrat |By Marisa Endicott
The release of another new study on the impacts of natural disasters in California may not normally get more than a shrug of wider public attention. But a pending report out of the California Earthquake Authority looks to be more consequential than most as it seeks to answer the urgent, loaded question of how the state will address mounting and rippling costs of catastrophic events and who will pay.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if what gets decided this year will impact a generation,” said Mark Toney, executive director of The Utility Reform Network, who was heavily involved in shaping SB 254.
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