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The Epic Texas Panhandle Fire Is Just a Preview

Texas officials go to bat for oil and gas while the climate-fueled Smokehouse Creek Fire still rages.

Texas Observer

Public blasts Texas agencies, regulators for poor communication and oversight at wildfire hearings

Thursday’s hearing marked the end of the Legislature’s three-day marathon of public hearings.

The Texas Tribune

Power line pole at fault in biggest wildfire in Texas history, report says

Investigation by forest service into Smokehouse Creek fire says decayed Xcel Energy pole ‘had broken off at ground level’

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US Power Company Admits It Might Have Started Huge Texas Fire

A US power company admitted Thursday that its equipment may have sparked the largest wildfire in Texas' history.

International Business Times

Xcel Energy admits it was ‘involved in ignition’ of Texas’s Smokehouse Creek fire

Electric utility company acknowledges it appeared to play role in the largest wildfire in modern US history

The Guardian - US

Xcel Energy acknowledges role in Texas’ Smokehouse Creek wildfire

The Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to be the largest in state history.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Panhandle wildfires: What you need to know about the blazes, damage and recovery

The full scope of damage still isn’t known, but some Panhandle residents have returned home. Firefighters continue battling the infernos.

The Texas Tribune

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Xcel Energy fined $14,000 after leaks of radioactive tritium from its Monticello plant in Minnesota

Xcel Energy has been fined $14,000 related to leaks of radioactive tritium from its nuclear power plant at Monticello

The Independent UK

Best winter wetsuits to keep swimming and surfing through the colder months

Don’t let a bit of pesky cold water stop you from having fun

Evening Standard

Company that leaked radioactive material will build barrier to keep it away from Mississippi River

The energy company responsible for leaking radioactive material from its nuclear plant in Monticello, Minnesota, in recent months has announced that it will build an underground metal barrier to keep affected groundwater away from the nearby Mississippi River

The Independent UK

Insurance companies sue energy corporation after it was blamed for helping start Colorado wildfire

Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in 2021

The Independent UK

Leaks from Minnesota nuclear power plant raise safety fears across US

Leaks were contained and posed no danger, official reports say, but past disasters continue to cause fears of power source

The Guardian - US

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Trump seeks to remain dominant in Texas as DeSantis erodes his base

Tribune News Service

Fix to stop leak at Xcel's nuclear plant Minnesota did not work, prompting shutdown

MINNEAPOLIS — Xcel Energy started shutting down its Monticello nuclear power plant Friday after the company's repair of a leaking pipe did not fully do the job — causing more radioactive water to seep into the ground.

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The Independent UK

Minnesota nuclear plant shuts down for leak; residents worry

A Minnesota utility has begun shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis after failing to stop the release of radioactive material

WEKU

A nuclear power plant leaked contaminated water in Minnesota. Here's what we know

The 400,000 gallon leak of water containing tritium occurred in November 2022, but the general public was not notified until last week. Officials said the leak is contained and poses no public danger.

Daily Mirror

Huge 1.5 million litres of radioactive water with tritium leaks from nuclear power plant

Xcel Energy said they are cleaning up the leak of 400,000 gallons (1.5 million litres) of tritium-contaminated water from its Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota

The Independent UK

400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from nuclear plant before US officials notified public

Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week

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The Independent UK

Regulators: Nuclear plant leak didn't require public notice

Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week

Tribune News Service

Xcel is cleaning up radioactive water spill at Minnesota plant

MINNEAPOLIS — A broken pipe at Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant leaked about 400,000 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium, and the utility is working to clean up the contaminated plume, state regulators said Thursday.

The Independent UK

Regulators monitor tritium leak at Minnesota nuclear plant

Minnesota regulators say they're monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant

Tribune News Service

Despite recycling efforts, many older wind turbine blades still end up in landfills

MURRAY COUNTY, Minnesota — When a 2003-vintage wind farm in southwestern Minnesota became obsolete, its owner Allete Clean Energy tore it down and built anew.

Axios

Who will pay for all the electric car chargers? Pretty much everyone

Electric utilities are building EV charging networks — and passing along the costs

Tribune News Service

$300 million EV plan includes 730 high-speed chargers in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Anchored with a huge buildout of fast charging stations, Xcel Energy this week unveiled a plan to spend $300 million to greatly expand its electric vehicle presence in Minnesota.

The Denver Post

Two workers die after being buried in a 60-foot coal pile collapse at Colorado plant

DENVER — The bodies of two workers who were buried in coal pile collapse at the Comanche power plant in Pueblo have been recovered.

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