BOULDER CITY, Nev. — No one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning, officials said. “There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated,” according to Jacklynn L. Gould, the Bureau of Reclamation’s regional director for the Lower Colorado Region. The fire ignited around … Read more
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Sen. Joe Manchin’s reelection campaign raised over $1 million over three months thanks to donations from the likes of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, multiple Wall Street leaders and energy giants. … Read more
Smoke and flames rise as the forest burns at Yosemite National Park in California, United States on July 10, 2022. The fire is burning around the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. (Photo by Neal Waters/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Neal Waters | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A fire in California’s Sierra Nevada continued to … Read more
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad authority to require states to decarbonize their electricity sectors, a decision that is expected to dramatically slow the United States’ … Read more
Bitcoin snapped a 12-day slide, bouncing along with the rest of the cryptocurrency market after a record-breaking string of declines. Analysts cautioned the respite may be brief. The world’s largest cryptocurrency climbed as much as 12% early Sunday, recouping much of its losses from a steep drop Saturday that sent the token to as low … Read more