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"Solar Storms Can Wreak Havoc. We Need Better Space Weather Forecasts" [1]

"Since December 2019, the sun has been moving into a busier part of its cycle, when increasingly intense pulses of energy can shoot out in all directions. Some of these large bursts of charged particles head right toward Earth. Without a good way to anticipate these solar storms, we’re vulnerable. A big one could take out a swath of our communication systems and power grids before we even knew what hit us."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Technology [4]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Science News [8], 03/11/2021
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Energy Transitions: 'It's Gigantic': Battery Storage Grows Exponentially [9]

"The energy storage industry is shattering records for battery deployments, underscoring its growing role in decarbonizing the economy."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Technology [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [11], 03/05/2021
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Not Just Texas: Entire Energy Grid Needs An Upgrade For Extreme Weather [12]

"The Texas blackout is another reminder that more frequent, climate-driven extreme weather puts stress on the country's electricity grid. It came just months after outages in California aimed at preventing wildfires."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Technology [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NPR [13], 03/02/2021
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Biden Rollbacks of Trump Energy-Efficiency Cuts Generate Local Stories [14]

From cardigans to orange tans, the history of presidential politics around energy efficiency has been an odd one. But the story of so-called nega-watts is actually a compelling one. And with new efficiency rules being eyed by the Biden administration, it’s also time for reporters to explore the local angle to energy savings. Our latest TipSheet explains how.

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Climate Change [10]
Consumer [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [17]
Government [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [21]
Science [22]
Technology [4]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [6]
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"Long Road, Tough Choices Ahead for Biden Car-Charging Pledge" [23]

"President Joe Biden’s plan to crank up electric vehicle infrastructure is short on publicly available details, but electric vehicle advocates already have a long list of ideas on how the administration can make it a reality."

Technology [4]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [24], 02/23/2021
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"Texas Blackouts Point to Coast-to-Coast Crises Waiting to Happen" [25]

"Even as Texas struggled to restore electricity and water over the past week, signs of the risks posed by increasingly extreme weather to America’s aging infrastructure were cropping up across the country."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Technology [4]
Transportation [5]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [28], 02/22/2021
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"1st Clone of US Endangered Species, A Ferret, Announced" [29]

"Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago."

Biodiversity [30]
Technology [4]
Wildlife [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [32], 02/19/2021
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"Wind Farms Aren’t All Ready for Icing Amid Changing Climate" [33]

"Bitter cold and icy conditions in Texas showed that wind farms are built for yesterday’s climate and often not winterized to withstand changing weather due to climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Technology [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [34], 02/19/2021
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Glimpse America’s Future: Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids [35]

"Systems are designed to handle spikes in demand, but the wild and unpredictable weather linked to global warming will very likely push grids beyond their limits."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Technology [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [37], 02/17/2021
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Could Hackers Poison Your Local Drinking Water? [38]

A computer hacker nearly succeeded recently in rendering a local Florida facility a source of poisonous drinking water. And the risk of other such hacks is real, even as the vulnerabilities are hidden behind stringent U.S. secrecy laws. The latest TipSheet explores dangers to our drinking water supply — which go well beyond future hacking.

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Health [39]
Infrastructure [40]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [41]
Pollution [42]
Technology [4]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [43]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
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Public [6]
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