causing utilities to rethink their wildfire mitigation strategies. In 2020, nearly 18,000 structures burned as a result of wildfires. As the demand for wildfire response resources skyrockets, electric ...

In a study published in The Innovation, a research team led by Prof. TAN Zhiliang from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences advanced a new conceptual framework ...

The utility's plan emphasizes risk-based inspections, system hardening, and emergency protocols, including Public Safety Power Shutoffs, to enhance safety and resilience ...

Global warming poses a significant threat to ecosystems, societies, and economies worldwide. In recent decades, an international climate policy goal of limiting global warming to 2°C above ...

EPA has released a draft strategy addressing the impact of herbicides on federally endangered species in a bid to streamline legally required — but often lengthy — consultations with the U.S. Fish and ...

In the global effort to combat climate change, large-scale, plant-based strategies such as planting forests and cultivating biofuels are an increasingly important part of countries' plans to reduce ...

Risk mitigation is a strategy that helps businesses prepare for disasters and other issues and decrease the effects of threats they face. Like risk reduction, risk mitigation reduces the negative ...

Xcel Energy recently outlined plans for mitigating wildfires and expanding its service area with new power generation projects.

Utilities with coal-fired power plants will soon have to comply with the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulation, which focuses on mercury and other hazardous pollutants. With the ...

New capabilities and platforms, such as Internet of Things devices and cloud computing, require updated cybersecurity implementation strategies across different technologies and platforms. One ...