EditorialA downed utility pole blocks part of a roadway in Houma, La. on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, after Hurricane Ida swept through the region. (Callaghan O’Hare/The New York Times)
EditorialA Pacific Gas and Electric Company worker inspects a burned utility pole damaged in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, overlooking Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2020. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
EditorialA Pacific Gas and Electric Company worker inspects a burned utility pole damaged in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, overlooking Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2020. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)