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EPA chief suggests California environmental rules to blame for wildfire-induced blackouts

By Abby Smith
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EPA chief suggests California environmental rules to blame for wildfire-induced blackouts

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler is questioning whether California’s strict climate and environmental regulations were to blame for recent power blackouts in the state.

“I’m afraid it was inevitable,” the EPA chief said of the California blackout during remarks Tuesday at the Detroit Economic Club, because of utilities’ inability to clear away debris from their power lines “for whatever reason.”

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