A Look Inside the Tenn. Lab Making Advanced Fuel for US Nuclear Ambitions July 17, 2025 By Jonathan Mattise and Jennifer Mcdermott OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Near signs that warn of radioactive risk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a half-dozen workers...
Louisiana Is Latest State to Redefine Natural Gas as Green Energy Under New Law June 27, 2025 By Jack Brook and Jennifer Mcdermott Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed...
Napa Town That Once Rode Out Emergencies With Diesel Gets Clean-Power Backup June 6, 2025 By Jennifer Mcdermott For residents of this quaint tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom...
TVA Becomes First US Utility to Seek Permit for Small Nuclear Reactor May 27, 2025 By Jennifer Mcdermott For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a...
Energy Department Awards $2.2B to Strengthen Electrical Grid, Add Clean Power August 7, 2024 By Jennifer Mcdermott The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the...
Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires September 7, 2023 By Jennifer Mcdermott, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be...
Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters August 29, 2023 By Jennifer Mcdermott and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze...
Offshore Wind Farm Worker Hiring and Safety Training Ramp Up September 6, 2022 By Jennifer Mcdermott At a 131-year-old maritime academy along Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, people who will build the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind...
Rhode Island Considers Permanent Flavored Vape Products Ban January 2, 2020 By Jennifer Mcdermott Rhode Island’s health department is proposing to permanently ban the sale of flavored vaping products in the state. The department...
Vintage Plane Safety Faces Review Following B-17 Bomber Crash That Killed 7 October 6, 2019 By Jennifer Mcdermott The roar of its four engines, the plexiglass nose, the bristling machine guns — for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts,...