Utilities, Customers At Odds Over Downed Trees

by Sacha Pfeiffer, WBUR

After years of being criticized for power outages caused by falling trees, utility companies are aggressively cutting down trees near electrical lines. Sounds sensible, but homeowners complain that the cutting often happens on private property, and even healthy trees are fair game.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 25, 2012