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Lawsuit Claims Downed Municipal Power Lines May Have Sparked Palisades Fire
Several residents of Los Angeles who were affected by the deadly Palisades wildfire sued city authorities over claims that municipal utility power lines ignited the fire, according to a lawsuit filed ...
NTSB Tags 68 U.S. Bridges for Vessel Strike Collapse Risk Evaluations
The owners of 68 bridges across 19 states received a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board to conduct a vulnerability assessment to evaluate collapse risk in the event of a ...
Experts Warn U.S. Weather Forecasts Impacted by Fewer Balloon Launches
With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will ...
Hawaii Islands Sinking Faster in Some Areas, Increasing Flood Risk
Parts of Hawaii are sinking faster than others, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, highlighting the flood risk to infrastructure, businesses and ...
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast: 15-19 Named Storms
A much cooler Atlantic Ocean is likely to lead to fewer, less intense hurricanes this year, according to a forecast issued last month by meteorological consulting firm Weather Bell Analytics. As La ...
Faulty Panel, Not Software, Prompts Tesla Recall of Most Cybertrucks
Tesla is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, the company said on Thursday, the latest in a series of call-backs for the ...
As Chips Race Spews ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Startups Emerge to Destroy Them
The battle for artificial intelligence supremacy hinges on microchips. But the semiconductor sector that produces them has a dirty secret: It's a major source of chemicals linked to cancer and other ...
Big Tech’s Data Center Boom Poses New Risk to U.S. Power Grids
Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were alarmed ...