HOUSTON — Widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl have sent a wave of patients to Houston-area hospitals for treatment of heat-related illnesses and carbon… ( Read More )
Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won’t have power into next week
HOUSTON — About half a million Houston-area homes and businesses will still be without electricity next week, the city’s largest utility said Thursday, stoking the… ( Read More )
A green flag for clean power: NASCAR will unveil its first electric racecar
Part of the experience of a NASCAR race is hearing the engine roar, the rumble of each car’s approach and the zip of it whizzing… ( Read More )
Keir Starmer takes power as P.M. as U.K. Labor party sweeps to power in historic election win
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal in his first… ( Read More )
Puerto Rico power outage pushes customers to demand ouster of private electric company
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A widespread power outage hit Puerto Rico Wednesday night, leaving more than 300,000 customers without electricity after two of the… ( Read More )
Utilities complete land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge
MADISON, Wis. — Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them… ( Read More )
Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants
WASHINGTON — President Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and… ( Read More )
Supreme Court appears skeptical of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on power plant pollution
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical Wednesday as a government lawyer argued that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue… ( Read More )
Meet Lachlan Murdoch, soon to be the new power behind Fox News and the Murdoch empire
For Lachlan Murdoch, this moment has been a long time coming. Assuming, of course, that his moment has actually arrived. On Thursday, his father Rupert… ( Read More )
Texas heat brings the state’s power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm
HOUSTON — Texas’ power grid manager on Thursday again asked residents to cut their electricity use as the state endures another stretch of sizzling summer… ( Read More )