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Inside Clean Energy: Explaining the Crisis in Texas

This is what happens when the challenges of climate adaptation run into the challenges of the energy transition.

By Dan Gearino

Karla Perez and Esperanza Gonzalez stay in their apartment during power outage caused by the winter storm on Feb. 16, 2021 in Houston, Texas. A winter storm has brought historic cold weather, power outages and traffic accidents to Texas. Credit: Go Nakamura/Getty Images
Maggie Olson, left, and Krista Newton enjoy a walk on the Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, while they make the most of the sunny skies and temperatures above 60 degrees Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Credit: Alton Strupp/Courier Journal

In Dozens of Cities East of the Mississippi, Winter Never Really Happened

By James Bruggers

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