The polar vortex has left millions of Texans without power. Could the same happen to Hoosiers? Sarah Bowman and London Gibson, Indianapolis Star
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The same winter storm that blew more than 8 inches of snow into Indianapolis on Monday hit Texas and hit it hard.
The southern state reached record-breaking cold temperatures and residents cranking up the heat overwhelmed power generators. Millions of households lost electricity, and many have now been without power and heat for days. Predictions on when it will be restored are uncertain.
As the chill settled in, Texans unaccustomed to cold, snow and ice scrambled to keep themselves warm. Families huddled around fireplaces, burning pieces of old fence or furniture. People waited in lines for as long as five hours for groceries. More than 30 people nationwide have died from the winter storm.
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NiSource Reports 2020 Results
February 17, 2021 GMT
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) today announced, on a GAAP basis, net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2020 of $70.7 million, or $0.18 per share, compared to a net loss available to common shareholders of $153.0 million, or $0.41 per share, for the same period of 2019. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2020, NiSource’s GAAP net loss available to common shareholders was $72.7 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $328.0 million, or $0.88 per share, for the same period of 2019.
Ash from Indiana s coal-burning power plants is contaminating groundwater across the state, rendering it unsafe to drink. But unlike some other states, Indiana is not requiring utility companies to remove the toxic ash from leaky pits.
Indiana has more than 80 pits holding the cancer-causing coal byproduct. That s more than any other state in America. The vast majority of them are unlined, in contact with groundwater and at risk of being washed into rivers or streams because they sit in floodplains. They ve already rendered the groundwater around 14 of 15 power plants across the state no longer safe enough for drinking water, according to the latest monitoring data.