Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
A Shadow Power Broker Is Swooping In to Rebuild the Pacific Palisades
Billionaire developer Rick Caruso is forming a nonprofit to help speed the Los Angeles neighborhood’s recovery from fierce ...
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A rural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants a nuclear revival
The revival of the Palisades Nuclear Plant, which had begun decommissioning after shutting down in May 2022, would be a first ...
Daily on Energy: Reporting from the Palisades plant restart effort
Good morning and happy Monday, readers! In today’s edition of Daily on Energy, we dive into Callie’s recent trip to western Michigan, where she and the Examiner’s Graeme Jennings toured the shuttered ...
More progress made on Palisades, Eaton fires, as strong winds to hit again Monday
Firefighters on Sunday continued to surround the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles County, working ahead of yet ...
Army Corps of Engineers surveys damage from Palisades, Eaton fires before cleanup begins
As firefighters start to get the upper hand on the Eaton and Palisades fires, the focus now shifts to clearing debris from ...
In cleanup from California fires, lithium-ion batteries are a dangerous challenge
One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after ...
Burning Teslas, fried battery storage systems add to toxic mix hindering LA wildfire cleanup
Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the ...