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While the cause of the deadly Maui fires remains under investigation, lawyers are sending experts to the island to look into utility power lines as being a possible source of ignition.  

Destructive wildfires are now an almost routine part of summer in the American West, and electrical utilities have likewise become used to having their

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We've reached the season of heat, fire and snowmelt. Buckle up.

Nuclear power is having a moment. After decades of plant closures, "the long controversial power source is gaining backers," Evan Halper writes at The…

New technology developed by UCLA engineering faculty seeks to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean as a way to slow down climate change.

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Nearly 800,000 homes and businesses in Michigan lost power after an extreme ice storm tore down thousands of electricity lines, snapped utility poles and…

The storm in San Francisco broke a 173-year old precipitation record, according to the National Weather Service.