By Ronald Stein P.E. – Yoshihiro Muronaka – America Out Load Social media, smartphones, computers, and the many electronic devices that did not exist a century ago are being called “addictive.” A similar question is now [...]
Cuba is struggling through its worst energy crisis in living memory as the US-imposed blockade on oil continues. CNN’s Patrick Oppmann’s night drive through Havana reveals a city increasingly plunged into darkness, with exasperated residents enduring hot, sleepless nights without power.
CNN's Isabel Rosales travels to Puerto Rico to see how residents are living day to day during the island's water crisis. She met an 84-year-old woman who is washing her dishes and bathing with bottled water yet still paying her water bill.
Governor of Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón joins Alicia Menendez to discuss why she has not yet asked for a federal emergency declaration amid the water crisis.
MS NOW Reporter Rosa Flores asked one woman in San Juan who she blames for the water crisis in Puerto Rico. Governor of Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón responds to her constituents' concern.
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Britain's North Sea oil and gas sector is set to lose over 100,000 jobs, according to new data from Britain's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
The governing Labour Party’s ban on new oil and gas exploration licenses and continued windfall taxes are projected to decimate the workforce of Britain’s North Sea oil and gas sector. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s North Sea oil and gas sector is set to lose over 100,000 jobs, according to new data from Britain’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. DETAIL: According to data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Britain’s North Sea oil and gas sector will lose more than 113,000 positions over the next 25 years. This constitutes an 82.7 percent collapse in the workforce. The collapse stems from the governing Labour Party’s energy policies, such as the ban on new oil and gas…Open
The United States' Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has reached its lowest level in 40 years.
The United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been depleted over the course of the Iran war, raising concerns about sustainability and potential damage to the salt caverns storing it. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has reached its lowest level in 40 years. DETAIL: On Monday, it was revealed that the U.S. SPR had dropped below 300 million barrels due to ongoing withdrawals for the Iran war, which began in late February. The depletion of the country’s SPR has contributed to record-high gas prices for mid-August, with the national average reaching $4.07 per gallon, according to AAA Gas Prices. The SPR was initially designed to handle five full drawdowns over its lifespan, but it…Open
More than 180,000 customer accounts across San Juan and six surrounding municipalities lost running water under a mandatory rationing order that took effect Friday, a crisis driven by record drought and a water system that loses nearly two-thirds of everything it produces. Residents woke to dry taps and a grim schedule: two groups alternating at […] The post Puerto Rico's water crisis leaves hundreds of thousands dry as decades of neglect meet record drought appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 180,000 customer accounts across San Juan and six surrounding municipalities lost running water under a mandatory rationing order that took effect Friday, a crisis driven by record drought and a water system that loses nearly two-thirds of everything it produces. Residents woke to dry taps and a grim schedule: two groups alternating at least 48 hours without water at a time, with government officials warning outages could stretch to 72 hours if conditions worsen. No end date has been announced. Families filled jugs and buckets wherever they could. In Trujillo Alto, just outside the capital, residents hauled water from a natural spring. Government tanker trucks rolled into neighborhoods to distribute what the pipes could not…Open
The disaster has put yet another spotlight on the government’s inability to provide basic services, deepening frustration among residents already plagued by regular power outages.
Suspected Iran-linked cyberattacks re exposing long-standing vulnerabilities in fragmented U.S. drinking water systems facing aging infrastructure and intensifying climate threats. Why it matters: Drinking water systems disruptions can threaten public health and essential services, while many utilities—especially smaller ones—lack the staff and resources to strengthen their defenses.. - Kevin Morley, federal relations manager for the American Water Works Association (AWWA), tells Axios utilities now have to manage acute cybersecurity threats alongside chronic challenges, including climate change and infrastructure deterioration. The big picture: There are more than 144,000 public water systems in the U.S., including about 50,000…