EPA Says Power for Data Centers Can Sidestep Pollution Laws July 28, 2026 By Tim McLaughlin Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to federal pollution...
Deal for Nuclear Reactors Raises Safety Concerns October 31, 2025 By Tim McLaughlin and Timothy Gardner A huge nuclear deal announced by the Trump administration earlier this week provides a multi-billion-dollar incentive for the U.S. government...
SCE Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims October 29, 2025 By Tim McLaughlin Southern California Edison said on Wednesday it would pay several million dollars each to families who lost loved ones in...
New England Electric Grid Under Precautionary Alert June 25, 2025 By Tim McLaughlin The electric grid for Boston and the surrounding region operated under a precautionary alert on Tuesday as the surplus of...
Big Tech’s Data Center Boom Poses New Risk to Grid Operators March 21, 2025 By Tim McLaughlin Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the...
Edison Says Wildfire Fund May Shield Balance Sheet From LA Fire Claims February 28, 2025 By Laila Kearney and Tim McLaughlin California’s $21 billion wildfire fund may shield Edison International’s balance sheet if equipment owned by the company’s electric utility is...
Southern California Edison Gear Ignited More Fires in 2024 Than Previous Year February 13, 2025 By Tim McLaughlin Southern California Edison’s equipment ignited nearly 60% more fires in 2024 than in the previous year, mainly tiny ones that...
Americans Bake in Record-Breaking Heatwave July 21, 2022 By Tim McLaughlin and Brendan O'Brien Some 100 million Americans from New York City to Las Vegas are under heat warnings this week as temperatures rise...
Creaky U.S. Power Grid Threatens Progress on Renewables, EVs May 12, 2022 By Tim McLaughlin After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming, with soaring electric-car sales and fast growth in wind and...
Harmful Soot Unchecked as Big Oil Battles EPA Over Testing: INSIGHT January 7, 2022 By Tim McLaughlin A deadly form of soot pollution from U.S. refineries has gone unregulated for decades because of a dispute between the...