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Biden Visits Texas in Aftermath of Winter Storm, Blackouts

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD
Biden administration, electricity, funding, Storms, Texas, Weather

Texas’ Republican governor joined Biden as he toured sites in Houston and the president agreed to add more counties to a disaster declaration so their residents can qualify for federal aid.

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Energy Government Politics Regional 

Energy CEO Calls Out Lack of Urgency From Texas Officials Ahead of Winter Storm

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 TRAVIS BUBENIK
electricity, legislators, Storms, Texas, utilities, Weather

Energy executives were among those questioned by Texas lawmakers on Thursday as officials try to sort out why so many people were left in the dark for days amid freezing temperatures.

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Business Energy Government Regional 

Experts Call for Mandates to Prevent Another Texas Power Disaster

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 TRAVIS BUBENIK
electricity, regulation, Storms, Texas, utilities, Weather

Experts say power companies need to be forced, not asked, to harden their systems against increasingly powerful storms.

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Business Consumers Energy Regional 

Texas Electric Company Sued for $1 Billion Over Sky-High Bills

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 DAVID LEE
Class Action, deceptive practices, electricity, Storms, Texas, utilities, Weather

he lead plaintiff in a class action claims her bill spiked from $200 to $9,340 despite power being out for days during last week’s winter storm.

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Energy Environment Regional 

Texas Family Sues Power Companies Over Son’s Death During Outage

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD
negligence, Storms, Texas, utilities, Weather, Wrongful Death

The family of an 11-year-old Texas boy found dead at their home after the power went out as temperatures dropped to single digits in the midst of an arctic freeze sued the state’s power grid operator and another company for $100 million.

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Environment Government Regional 

Texans Thaw Out and Hunt for Water, Plumbing Supplies

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD
housing, Storms, Texas, water, Weather

Power has been restored across Texas and the deep chill from an arctic front is lifting. But the crisis is not over as Texans focus on getting water and repairing homes ravaged by exploding pipes.

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Energy Environment Regional 

Texas Grid Operator Makes Progress in Restoring Power

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 TRAVIS BUBENIK
electricity, Storms, Texas, utilities, Weather

Hundreds of thousands of Texans have power again, but a second winter storm continues to stress the grid.

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Business Environment Regional 

Texas Farmers and Ranchers Struggle Through Freeze

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD
Agriculture, farming, Storms, Texas, Weather

There are 35 types of fruits and vegetables grown in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Freezing temperatures may financially ruin some of the region’s growers because they cannot get insurance for their crops.

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Health 

People With Muscle Protein Gene Variant Found to Tolerate Cold Better

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 VICTORIA PRIESKOP
evolution, genetics, Weather

A new study suggests that a gene variant affecting skeletal muscle function may have protected humans against lower temperatures as they migrated from Africa to Europe more than 50,000 years ago.

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Energy Environment Regional 

More Texas Power Restored, but Widespread Blackouts Persist

February 17, 2021February 20, 2021 TRAVIS BUBENIK
electricity, Storms, Texas, utilities, Weather

Texas grid managers say the current best-case scenario is that widespread power outages could become shorter in duration by Thursday.

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Environment Health International 

Boy in Switzerland Dies After Homemade Igloo Collapses

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
children, Death, Switzerland, Weather

A 7-year-old boy has died in eastern Switzerland after a homemade igloo collapsed on him and his father, police said Wednesday.

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Energy Environment Regional 

No Clear Timeline From Texas Grid Operators on Fixing Outages

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 TRAVIS BUBENIK
electricity, Storms, Texas, utilities, Weather

Texas electric grid operators and transmission companies say it could still be days before power is fully restored after a brutal winter storm.

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Environment National 

Winter’s Wrath: Bitter Cold, No Power and a Deadly Tornado

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
North Carolina, Storms, Texas, Weather

At least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina, one of many wild and deadly impacts from a sprawling blast of winter weather across the United States.

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Environment Health Regional 

Millions Without Power as Winter Storm Wallops Texas

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD and JAMES PALMER
Texas, utilities, water, Weather

A mass of arctic air is besieging the state, bringing snow and freezing rain that has knocked power plants offline and frozen wind turbines.

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Uncategorized 

Eiffel Tower Needs Blowtorch for Ice as Snow Blankets Europe

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Europe, France, Weather

Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blocking roads and halting trains and school buses Wednesday across northern France.

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Environment International Science 

Himalayan Glacier Disaster Highlights Climate Change Risks

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Climate change, dams, India, Research, Weather

After a huge mass of rock and ice crashed down a mountain in the Himalayas this weekend, killing dozens with 165 still missing, experts say that the disaster underscores the fragility of a landscape where the lives of millions are being altered by climate change.

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Entertainment Health International Sports 

Skating-Crazy Dutch Defy Pandemic by Taking to Outdoor Ice

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Netherlands, Weather

A deep winter freeze gripping the Netherlands is reawakening the national obsession with skating on frozen canals.

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Environment Regional 

Sierra Nevada Snowpack Still Below Average After Winter Storms

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 MATTHEW RENDA
California, Drought, Research, Snowpack, Storms, water, Weather

A snow survey showed recent storms made up an enormous deficit in terms of California’s water supply needs but also

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Appeals Business Civil Rights Personal Injury 

Arguments Swirl at Top NJ Court Over Upkeep of Storm-Battered Properties

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 EMILEE LARKIN
Landlords, negligence, New Jersey, Storms, Weather

On what might have been in a snow day before the Zoom age, the New Jersey Supreme Court waded into a lawsuit that says property owners have a duty to keep sidewalks safe even while a storm is still raging.

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Environment International Science 

480,000 Killed by Extreme Weather This Century: Analysis

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Climate change, Death, Natural disasters, Storms, Weather

Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to a new assessment of the direct threat posed to humanity by climate change.

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