Electric Companies in Western U.S. Face Mounting Lawsuits over Failure to Prepare for Extreme Weather and Role in Catastrophic Wildfires
: Electric Companies in the Western U.S. Facing Lawsuits Over Failure to Prepare for Extreme Weather Hawaiian Electric Sued for Alleged Negligence in Devastating Wildfires Industry Slow to Adapt to Climate Change Poses Existential Threat to Utilities Aging Infrastructure and Increasing Disasters Amplify Risk Expensive Solution Needed to Reinforce Electric Infrastructure Against Extreme Weather Industry…