California Hit With Powerful Storms Just as Holiday Travel Ramps Up December 23, 2025 By Will Wade and Sarah McGregor Powerful winter storms are bearing down on Southern California, threatening to disrupt travel with heavy rain, dangerous winds and a...
Edison to Open LA Fire Compensation Applications by Thanksgiving September 24, 2025 By Will Wade and Michelle Ma Edison International expects to begin accepting applications “well before” Thanksgiving to compensate victims of the deadly Eaton Fire that destroyed...
Texas Shows How Trump’s Anti-Green Moves Threaten a Red Economy August 19, 2025 By Will Wade, Naureen S. Malik and Emma Sanchez Deep-red Texas needs to build power plants at an astonishing speed and scale to keep its economy humming. President Donald...
Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner Transport but Could Be Hard to Insure June 18, 2025 By Will Wade The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power....
Japan Battles Worst Wildfire in 40 Years Amid Record Dry Season March 3, 2025 By Will Wade Japan is battling its worst wildfire in four decades, forcing thousands of people to flee amid some of the driest...
Southern California Edison Asked by Investigators to Preserve Gear at LA’s Eaton Blaze January 27, 2025 By Will Wade Fire investigators have asked Southern California Edison Co. to preserve its equipment near the site where the deadly Eaton fire...
Ernesto Becomes Category 2 Hurricane as It Heads to Bermuda August 16, 2024 By Will Wade Ernesto strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it plowed northward toward Bermuda, threatening to drench the British territory with...
Houston Will Feel Like 106F as Millions Remain Without Power July 9, 2024 By Millie Munshi and Will Wade Houston is set for a dangerous bout of heat as more than 2 million homes and businesses remain without power...
Beryl Regains Strength, On Track to Reach Texas as Hurricane July 8, 2024 By Will Wade Tropical Storm Beryl is gaining strength as it lumbers toward the south Texas coast, and is expected to become a...
Huge Texas Blaze Shows Power-Line Fires Are a Widespread Threat March 11, 2024 By Mark Chediak, Will Wade and David R. Baker Massive wildfires sparked by power lines used to be a California problem, one many utility executives considered safely confined to...