Power
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World
Ukraine’s Devastated Energy Grid Battles a New Foe: A Sizzling Heat Wave
To prevent a collapse of the electricity system, crippled by months of Russian attacks, the authorities have imposed rolling blackouts.…
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US
Rising Frustration in Houston After Millions Lost Power in Storm
With outages expected to last days, a top state official promised to look into whether the utility company could have…
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US
Beryl Rips Through Houston, Killing 4 and Knocking Out Power for Millions
Officials warned that it could take days to restore electricity. The storm has prompted tornado warnings in East Texas, Louisiana…
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Opinion
It Takes Too Many Studies for the Government to Do the Right Thing
In two years, the American Southwest is expected to cut the ribbon on one of the biggest and most environmentally…
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US
Immunity Ruling Escalates Long Rise of Presidential Power
Beyond Donald J. Trump, the decision adds to the seemingly one-way ratchet of executive authority.
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Opinion
There’s a Reason Trump Has Friends in High Places
Among the features that distinguish capitalist society from its predecessors, the political theorist Ellen Meiksins Wood once observed, is “the…
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World
As Ukraine’s Summer Starts With Blackouts, Worries Over Winter Begin
Recent rolling power outages have raised alarm about what will happen when cold weather arrives and energy consumption goes even…
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World
Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow
In February, the United States did something that it had not done in many years — the country sent more…
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World
How Michael Rainey Jr. of ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Spends His Sundays
Mr. Rainey starts his day with tea, and then it’s time for fancy cars, making beats and Call of Duty…
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Opinion
Electricity Demand Is Surging. Let’s Not Fry the Planet in Response.
Electric utilities from Georgia to Wisconsin to Virginia are predicting a dizzying surge in power demand from new industrial facilities,…