They deferred necessary maintenance (including replacing outdated equipment & tree clearing around lines) for years. I'm not saying that climate change isn't an

They deferred necessary maintenance (including replacing outdated equipment & tree clearing around lines) for years. I'm not saying that climate change isn't an important issue to address, but there was another report just a few days ago: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pg-e-delayed-safety-work-on-power-line-that-is-prime-suspect-in-california-wildfire-11551292977?mod=hp_lead_pos5&mod=article_inline https://www.wsj.com/articles/pg-e-delayed-safety-work-on-pow... about the necessary maintenance that was deferred. Climate change is being used as an excuse because the fact is there was plenty that PG&E and CalFire could have done to prevent these disasters.