$400M ‘loan’ to PG&E to keep nuke plant going a raw deal
For the umpteenth time in the last 60 years, California electric consumers are again being pestered for more money. As usual, the stated reason is they must pay up by …
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Water crisis in Mississippi capital developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says
JACKSON, Miss. — JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — “Layers of inadequate oversight and enforcement” by state and federal agencies contributed to a water crisis in Mississippi’s capital city that left tens …
Japan’s solar plants see over 9,000 cases of cable theft since 2023
Japan recorded 9,522 cases of metal cables theft from solar power plants between January 2023 and June of this year, a National Police Agency (NPA) survey showed Thursday. The survey …
Record breaking summer heat waves prompt higher home cooling costs
Visitors walk during a long-duration heat wave impacting much of California on July 9 in Death Valley National Park, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amid …
U.S. states with the best infrastructure: Georgia, Arizona, Virginia
With hundreds of billions of dollars in new federal infrastructure spending under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, companies are eager to …
U.S. states with worst infrastructure: Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire
Not since the New Deal has the U.S. government poured this kind of money into rebuilding America’s infrastructure. Companies and states are clamoring for their piece of that federal jackpot. …
Failure to meet surging energy demand will jeopardize economic growth, utility execs warn
The sun sets behind power lines near homes during a heat wave in Los Angeles, Sept. 6, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images The largest utility companies …
Heat waves make power cutoffs new climate change crisis for utilities
A window air conditioner unit is seen on the side of an apartment building in Arlington, Virginia, July 10, 2023. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images If you are …
EPA warns of increasing cyberattacks on water systems, urges utilities to take immediate action
WASHINGTON — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water …
English fishing village told to boil water after a parasite outbreak sickens over 45 people
LONDON — A scenic fishing village in southwestern England was under instructions to boil its tap water for a third day on Friday after a parasite sickened more than 45 …