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One in 4 American households is at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
The UK’s Victorian-era sewer network is at breaking point.
Underground thermal networks have the potential to revolutionize how Canadians heat their homes while helping to reduce carbon emissions.
Researchers tracked power outages after 8 major storms to see how wealth corresponded to recovery time.
Detroit residents with past-due bills are facing water shut-offs again after a reprieve during COVID-19. At the same time, providers are also raising rates.
Losing power also has real consequences for people’s businesses, livelihoods and potentially their health and safety.
Recent interest rate hikes are not just a problem for mortgage borrowers, many companies are suffering too.
One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
Even after January’s storms, California faces a water-scarce future. An economist and an engineer propose a way to test higher water prices as a conservation strategy without hurting low-income users.
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Lynton K. Caldwell Professor, Indiana University
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Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Director of the Center for Geospatial Sciences, University of California, Riverside
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Professor of Geography, Michigan State University
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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
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Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside
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Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California
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Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Accounting, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Associate Teaching Professor of Business and Economics, Georgetown University
