Category: Climate change
Fuel loading to resume at Palisades after workers remove damaged fuel assembly
Some nearby residents argued retrieving the fuel assembly at the Palisades nuclear plant brought unnnecessary risk. Holtec International says the work was “error-free”.
Britain’s Buses Became More “Productive” While Running Less Service
England outside London carried about 1.85 billion local-bus passenger journeys in 2024/25, compared with roughly 1.98 billion before COVID-19. Passenger journeys had recovered to 93.3% of their 2019/20 level, while bus service mileage had recovered to 86.0%. Put those two figures together and passenger journeys per service mile were about … [continued]
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Shelter-in-place order lifted in Toledo after chemical spill prompts evacuations
Two school districts in Michigan were among those affected by an order for tens of thousands of people to stay inside after a 5,500 gallon tank of glycidyl methacrylate ruptured.
Gas Network Retirement Is Becoming A Real Utility Planning Tool
Gas utilities have a structural problem in an electrifying economy. Customers can stop using gas one building at a time, while most of the physical network remains in service until enough neighboring customers have left for a section of pipe to be shut down. That distinction matters more as heat … [continued]
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What is glycidyl methacrylate? What to know about chemical in Toledo tank explosion
The chemical tank that exploded in Toledo, Ohio contained 5,500 gallons of glycidyl methacrylate. Here’s what to know about it, including toxicity and what to do if you’re exposed.