Utilities

US utility firms spent big preparing power grid for storms – and still failed

Electric utilities spent billions after 2014’s polar vortex to ensure power plants and the grid could handle extreme cold, but this winter it still wasn’t enough.

Gulf Coast

Bill would end eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines

A Louisiana legislator wants to help keep landowners from losing their property to pipelines needed for the dozens of carbon capture projects proposed around the state.

Fueling Disinformation

An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America

Citizens for Responsible Solar is part of a growing backlash against renewable energy in rural communities across the United States.

Gulf Coast

New state utility regulator wants to reduce rates, introduce renewable mandates

Davante Lewis intends to use the momentum to take on utility giants such as Entergy and move the state toward more renewable energy in his first six-year term on Louisiana’s Public Service Commission. 

Gulf Coast

Major US railroad merger could bring more tar sands to southeast Texas

A major merger could create the first direct route from Canadian tar sands mines to the Gulf Coast, while another proposed route would ship more of the polluting fuel from Utah.

Gulf Coast

LNG export terminals pose a growing and invisible threat: air pollution

Residents around existing LNG facilities in Louisiana already notice the smell and irritants from nearby terminals. With more under construction, air quality is poised to worsen.

Carbon Capture

Carbon capture project is ‘band-aid’ to greenwash $10 billion LNG plant, locals say

Texas community fights to save its coastline as the developers of Rio Grande LNG reassure investors over climate impact.

Gulf Coast

As fracking increases in the Barnett Shale, Arlington city leaders avoid scrutiny

With demand for natural gas surging during the Russia-Ukraine war, Texans say their homes are on the frontlines of new drilling.

Power Play

Florida Power CEO implicated in scandals abruptly steps down

Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy announced his retirement on Wednesday. The company says the move was not prompted by recent scandals.

Polluting Democracy

Ohio Republicans accused of taking $60 million in bribes as corruption trial opens

Prosecutors built their racketeering case with wiretaps, undercover agents and confidential sources.

Gulf Coast

How ocean wind power could help the oil industry

The government wants to lease offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico – but the oil industry wants it for its own needs.

Power Play

She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative.

ABC News producer in Florida becomes a corporate operative.