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Over Valentine’s Day weekend 2021, running water was a luxury. When unpredictable freezing temperatures hit the state and the power grid failed, Texans’ survival skills were put to the test. Storm Uri ...

The devastating impact of Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 fundamentally transformed how the electric power industry approaches cold weather preparedness, exposing critical Bulk Electric System ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. During the power outage following the winter storms of 2021—known in Texas as Winter ...

Years of underinvestment, fragmented oversight, and poor coordination have weakened U.S. energy infrastructure, leaving states vulnerable during severe weather. Explosive growth in data ...

The city of Austin announced Tuesday that it recovered $34.7 million in federal reimbursements related to COVID-19, Winter Storm Uri, Winter Storm Mara and the 2015 floods. After disaster strikes and ...

The energy infrastructure in the United States has failed repeatedly in instances of severe weather, due to years of underinvestment and the failure of utilities to work together to strengthen larger ...