U.S. Officially Becomes 1st Nation to Exit Paris Climate Pact November 4, 2020 By Will Wade and Jess Shankleman The U.S. has officially become the first nation to quit the Paris climate agreement, even as the outcome of the...
Number of Landfalls of Big U.S. Storms Could Break 1916 Record September 18, 2020 By Will Wade Hurricane Sally’s historic flooding of Florida and Alabama this week marked the eighth named storm to strike the continental U.S....
Nuclear Plants Allowed to Extend Workers’ Hours, Delay Inspections April 21, 2020 By Will Wade Nuclear power plants can now implement longer shifts for workers and delay some inspections, raising concerns that as the coronavirus...
Why Utilities Are Turning to Bond Market to Pay for Natural Disaster Losses February 11, 2020 By Will Wade and Mark Chediak Fires and floods are sending some of the nation’s largest utilities to the bond market to cover huge, unexpected bills....
Duke Energy to Save $1.5 Billion in North Carolina Coal-Ash Settlement January 3, 2020 By Will Wade Duke Energy Corp. reached a settlement with state regulators that will cut $1.5 billion from its cost to clean up...
Update: Hurricane Dorian Expected to Be Category 4 Storm When It Hits Florida August 29, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Hurricane Dorian is now expected to become a Category 4 storm with winds reaching 130 miles per hour before it...
Update: Hurricane Dorian Goes Easy on Puerto Rico, Gathers Force Heading for Florida August 29, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan, Will Wade and Marvin G. Perez Dorian is gathering force as it aims to become the first major hurricane to slam into the Florida’s east coast...
Tropical Storm Dorian to Drench Puerto Rico; Then Could Hit Florida as Hurricane August 28, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Tropical Storm Dorian is about to lash Puerto Rico with torrential rains, and then is expected to gain strength and...
Update: Tropical Storm Dorian to Sideswipe Puerto Rico, but Heads to Florida August 28, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Tropical Storm Dorian is about to sideswipe Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. And if you live on Florida’s...
ConEd Faces Heat After Times Square Goes Dark July 15, 2019 By Lynn Doan, Will Wade, Shoko Oda and Amanda Albright It lasted all of five hours – and hit just the spot on New York’s power system to take out...