FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2013
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Huff Applauds CPUC Decision to Remove Edison’s Massive Electrical Towers in Chino Hills
Towers to be Removed and Transmission Lines to be Undergrounded
SACRAMENTO: Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) is grateful for today’s decision by the California Public Utility Commission’s (CPUC) vote to grant an undergrounding proposal from the City of Chino Hills in a fight against the construction of overhead towers and power lines in Chino Hills. The 3-2 vote by CPUC Commissioners confirms that the burden placed upon Chino Hills by the overhead 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines is unfair and contrary to community values. Continue reading