"California Governor Seeks to Protect Utilities From the Cost of Wildfires"

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April 12, 2019

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Media Highlight

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New York Times

"The breadth of the plan impressed scholars who work on the financial costs of catastrophes. 'They’ve teed up a number of policy options that, with some refinement and development, would be useful,' said Carolyn Kousky, executive director of the Wharton Risk Center. 'But I think they need some more details there.'”

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Dr. Carolyn Kousky

Nonresident Fellow

Dr. Carolyn Kousky is a nonresident fellow at RFF and Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at Environmental Defense Fund.

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