OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's largest and oldest state prison lost running water because of a plumbing issue, forcing inmates and staffers to use bottled water and portable toilets and raising concerns about conditions at the facility.
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Frozen out: Minorities suffered four times more power outages in Texas blackouts
April 14, 2021 GMT
Figure 1. Map of the Houston, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area showing minority status and blackout share by population during the winter storms of February 14-18, 2021. Each dot represents 100 people.
Figure 1. Map of the Houston, TX, Metropolitan Statistical Area showing minority status and blackout share by population during the winter storms of February 14-18, 2021. Each dot represents 100 people.
NEW YORK, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Areas with a high share of minority population were four times more likely to have suffered a power outage during the recent Texas blackout compared to predominantly white areas, reveals new analysis published by the Electricity Growth and Use in Developing Economies (e-GUIDE) Initiative. The analysis was conducted after the events of February when a se
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PG&E to Customers: Have a Plan for Upcoming Weather Systems
March 8, 2021 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 8, 2021
After an unusually dry February across much of Northern and Central California, there’s finally some potential for rain in the weather forecast.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) meteorologists say a series of weather systems will impact its service area starting this afternoon and continuing through Wednesday, when the weather is expected to peak. PG&E meteorologists anticipate inclement weather, with valley rain showers, low-altitude snow and the possibility of thunderstorms throughout Northern and Central California.
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Fewer than 5,000 customers without water in Jackson
Fewer than 5,000 water customers were still without service Friday afternoon in Mississippiâs capital city of Jackson
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America
March 6, 2021, 2:30 AM
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Mississippi Army National Guard Sgt. Chase Toussaint, right, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Riley, both with the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site of Camp Shelby, place bottled water into a vehicle, Monday, March 1, 2021, at a Jackson, Miss., water distribution site on the New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church parking lot. In addition, the guardsmen maintained a tanker with non-potable water for flushing toilets. Similar sites are maintained through the capital city, more than 10 days after winter storms wreaked havoc on the city s water system because the system is still struggling to maintain consistent wa