California Utilities Expand Power Shutdowns as Winds Rise June 20, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California utilities cut power to more than 62,000 customers across the state in an attempt to stop wildfires from starting...
California Utilities Weigh Power Shutdowns as Dry Winds Approach June 19, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California utilities are mulling power shutdowns as breezy dry conditions across the state raise the risk of wildfires. Pacific Gas...
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...
Explosion in Manhole at Texas Tech University Prompts Campus Evacuations March 13, 2025 By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune Several buildings at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated Wednesday night after officials said an explosion in a manhole...
Puerto Rico Power Outage Leaves Almost Entire Island in Dark December 31, 2024 By Jim Wyss Nearly all of Puerto Rico was without power Tuesday after a widespread failure in the fragile electricity grid triggered an...
Smoke Plume Over Houston Fades After TPC Restores Power August 26, 2024 By Antonia Mufarech and Lucia Kassai Texas chemical producer TPC Group Inc. has restored normal operations at its facility that spewed thick, black smoke into the...
Most of Houston Loses Power as Hurricane Beryl Delivers Latest Blow July 9, 2024 By David R. Baker Much of Houston remained without power in Tropical Storm Beryl’s wake, and authorities warned the blackout could last days even...
Severe Thunderstorms Cut Power to Thousands in Western Michigan June 27, 2024 MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms cut power to thousands of homes and businesses Tuesday in western Michigan, less than...
California’s Capital Will See Temperatures Above 100F This Week June 10, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan California’s Central Valley will have another round of searing temperatures that will boost energy demand this week, reaching a high...
Thousands Remain Without Power After Deadly Storms Hit Houston May 20, 2024 By Lekan Oyekanmi, David Phillip and Ken Miller HOUSTON (AP) — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly...