UTILITY GRID VULNERABILITY - RECENT NEWS
How is America patching its utility grid vulnerabilities? The selected recent news stories below show how governments, communities, and businesses are working to solve these important problems.
Why the US is Struggling to Upgrade its Power Grid
Are Public Utility Commissions the best way to regulate energy and utilities? Nathaniel Lee of CNBC News explores the limitations of the federal government when it comes to updating energy infrastructure.
Virginia Taps Electric Companies to Help Expand Rural Broadband Access
Anna Read of Pew reports on Virginia's Utility Leverage Program, first launched as a pilot in 2019, which frees up more funds for the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI).
NY State Department of Health to Issue Proposed Regulations for PFAS in Drinking Water Systems
New York's State Department of Health is cracking down on harmful PFAS, long-lasting cancer-causing chemicals, in its new standards.
Electric Cars Won't Overload the Power Grid - and They Could Even Help Modernize Our Aging Infrastructure
Tucker Carlson bashed electric cars as a "way to overburden California's collapsing energy grid." Experts, along with Tim Levin of Insider, were quick to disagree.
Institutional Strategies for State-Level Decarbonization of the Electricity Grid
The University of Virginia, Resources for the Future (RFF), and National Renewable Energy Laboratory put together a comprehensive action plan on how to decarbonize the electric sector.
Chicopee Hit With New $65.2m Federal Mandate to Improve Sewage Treatment
JEanette DeForge of MassLive reports on how the U.S. EPA has confronted the City of Chicopee on its nitrogen dumping into the Connecticut River. While the agency has awarded the city a grant, sewer rates are projected to rise.