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"Why Getting the Power Back On in Florida Could Take Weeks" [1]

"As Hurricane Irma rampaged through Florida, snapping power lines and damaging vital equipment, it left as many as 15 million people in the state without electricity, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. While some homes may see power restored within days, utilities said that other customers may have to wait weeks."

Source: NY Times [2], 09/13/2017

"Harvey's Flooding Blamed In Major Gasoline Spill In Texas" [3]

"Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters triggered a spill of almost a half-million gallons of gasoline from two storage tanks along the Houston Ship Channel, marking the largest spill reported to date from a storm that slammed into the heart of Texas' huge petrochemical industry."

Source: AP [4], 09/13/2017

Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Probe [5]

"Brushing aside objections by ExxonMobil, New York's highest court has opened the door for state officials to demand that the oil giant's outside auditor immediately turn over records as part of a fraud investigation into the company's positions on climate change."

Source: InsideClimate News [6], 09/13/2017

"Carmakers Face Electric Reality As Combustion Engine Outlook Dims" [7]

"European car bosses are beginning to address the realities of mass vehicle electrification, and its consequences for jobs and profit, their minds focused by government pledges to outlaw the combustion engine."

Source: Reuters [8], 09/13/2017

"Irma Spawns Unusual Storm Surges On Both Florida Coasts" [9]

"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Irma's devastating storm surge came with weird twists that scientists attribute to the storm's girth, path and some geographic quirks."

Source: AP [10], 09/13/2017

"Trump Administration Halts Pollution Controls At Utah Plants" [11]

"An appeals court granted a request Monday from President Donald Trump's administration to halt a plan for new pollution controls at Utah's oldest coal-fired power plants aimed at reducing haze near national parks."

Source: AP [12], 09/13/2017

"Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N." [13]

"Gary D. Cohn, the chief White House economic adviser, is convening senior climate and energy ministers from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’s United Nations General Assembly meeting, the White House confirmed Tuesday."

Source: NY Times [14], 09/13/2017

"EPA Chief Denies Icahn Influence In Biofuel Regulation" [15]

"Investor Carl Icahn never wielded excessive influence on U.S. biofuels policy while acting as President Donald Trump’s adviser on regulation, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said in a letter to a Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse."

Source: Reuters [16], 09/13/2017

Irma US Toll Now 22 As Power Restored To Over 2 Million Fla. Customers [17]

"The death toll from Hurricane Irma has climbed to 22 in the United States following its path of destruction across the Caribbean and through the Southeast U.S. over the weekend, while power has now been restored to over 2 million customers in Florida."

Source: ABC News [18], 09/13/2017

Hurricane Toolbox, Headlines and More [19]

Check out our guide to reporting on hurricanes like Irma, Harvey and Maria, and their aftermath. We've compiled a series of resources, including a hurricane Toolbox [20] and Backgrounders [21] (including one on the power grid [22], post-outages), as well as TipSheets [23] on hurricanes, flooding [24], flood insurance [25], storm surge [26], toxic floodwaters [27], dam failures [28] and more. Plus, get the latest hurricane headlines [29] from EJ Today (subscribe [30]).

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