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What good is a web post in a power outage? Vermont asks utilities to improve communication

As climate change brings more wet and heavy snow storms to the region, state regulators are asking Vermont’s electric utilities to do a better job communicating with customers who are experiencing power outages.

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California heat wave sparks fears of power outages, fires

“All of us have been trying to outrun Mother Nature, but it’s pretty clear Mother Nature has outrun us,” Governor Newsom said. “The reality is we’re living in an era of extremes: extreme heat, extreme drought — and with the flooding we’re experiencing around the globe.”

Politics
Russian minister says Belarus restored power to Chernobyl site, but IAEA awaits confirmation
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Russian minister says Belarus restored power to Chernobyl site, but IAEA awaits confirmation

“Just stop the shelling and let our teams do their job!” Ukraine's national power utility said Thursday.
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Texas flunks climate change test as its energy grid freezes solid

Four days after a massive snowstorm pummeled Texas, the state is still struggling with an unprecedented and deadly blackout. Nearly 3 million people in the state were without power on Wednesday morning while nuclear facilities, natural-gas plants and wind farms stood frozen.

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Hurricane Laura evacuees in Texas asked to stay there because hotel rooms here are running out

A week after Hurricane Laura made landfall, the number of people being sheltered by the state continued to grow.

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Hurricane Laura death toll: Excessive heat and no power blamed for 2 more deaths

Louisiana's Dept. of Health reported Thursday that two men have died "due to medical conditions exacerbated by excessive heat.

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PG&E power outage: Alone in the dark
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PG&E power outage: Alone in the dark

People were on their own as their homes and businesses lost power.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
The EPA building in Washington DC with several columns and glass pained doors and windows.

EPA’s direction under Trump draws criticism from former agency head

Wind turbines viewed from above situated in green agricultural fields.

Trump’s clean energy rollback puts U.S. manufacturers on edge

Greenpeace sign hanging on a wire with a tropical background.

Greenpeace faces financial peril in high-stakes lawsuit

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Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Climate scientist Michael Mann speaks at a podium with a porjection of the famous hockey Stick climate graph.

A climate scientist’s legal win just got flipped on its head

Gloved hands holding a globe of the earth with a small plant growing from the top.

Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

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A multiracial group of protesters hold signs in support of science.

Trump administration moves to dismantle EPA’s science office

Four white boats traveling on river beside Big Ben in London

UK seeks climate alliance with China amid Trump’s rollback of green policies