EDM Wednesday Briefing: Idaho Wildfire Prompts INL Evacuations

July 24, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for July 24, 2019: A swift-moving wildfire prompted the evacuation of INL facilities in Idaho – and other news.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: Manhunt In Maine for Suspect Who Shot and Killed Deputy Early Wednesday Morning

EDM Monday Briefing: Massive Power Outage Plunges 3 South American Countries into Darkness

June 17, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for June 17, 2019: A power outage left three South American countries without power – and other news.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: San Francisco Terminal Closes, Mauna Loa Recall

EDM Wednesday Briefing: Airplane's Engine Catches Fire Shortly After Takeoff

February 6, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for Feb. 6, 2019: Passenger captures video of a commercial jet's engine on fire shortly after takeoff – and other news.

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EDM Monday Briefing: Emergency Declaration Signed for American Samoa

February 12, 2018 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for February 12, 2018: President Trump signs an emergency declaration for American Samoa – and other news.

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Flu Season is Approaching

EDM Digest Friday Briefing: Puerto Rico Devastated by Hurricane Maria, Power Is Likely to Take Months to Restore

September 22, 2017 Kimberly Arsenault

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After two days, a survivor is pulled from earthquake rubble in Mexico City, a Florida nursing home license is revoked following the deaths of ten patients, weak infrastructure leaves Puerto Rico in the dark following Hurricane Maria, two more sinkholes have opened up in Central Florida, British Columbia is finally seeing relief from its devastating wildfire season, SEC computers may still contain major vulnerabilities, Colorado gains control of a fire sparked by an electrical power cap insulator, and CVS announces new prescription measures to help fight the exploding opioid crisis.

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Couple Killed In California Wildfire Wed 75 Years

India Set to Lead the Way in Solar Power Generation

July 24, 2016 Kimberly Arsenault

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India wants to get 40 percent of its power generation by 2030 from renewable and clean energy sources. To reach that goal, the country is getting ready to generate up to 100 GW of solar power by 2022.

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Climate Change Impacts on the National Park System

Europe Power Grids to Include More Wind Farms

July 22, 2016 Kimberly Arsenault

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A wind farm building boom is about to occur in Europe. The boom is being credited to falling costs to build wind farms and still generate power at a competitive price.

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Trees in the Sierra Nevada Are Moving Higher Due to Warmer Temperatures

EDM Wednesday Briefing: Severe Weather, Baton Rouge Protests, General Mills, Infrastructure, Climate Change, Power Grid

July 6, 2016 Kimberly Arsenault

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Severe weather hits Minneapolis, protests occur in Baton Rouge after a police shooting, General Mills expands flour recall lots, the Arlington Memorial Bridge receives federal grant money, LA water fountains help combat heat waves, FEMA announces aid for West Virginia, and power grids are at an increasing risk.

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EDM Thursday Briefing: CA Mega-Fire, Congressional Sit-In, North Korean Missiles, Brain-Eating Amoeba

Think Tank: Power Grid Becoming More Vulnerable

July 5, 2016 Matt Mills

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The threat of attack on power grids is nearly as old as power grids themselves, but a recent report from a prominent think tank suggested that U.S. power grids may be more vulnerable than ever.

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EDM Monday Briefing: West Virginia Flooding, Brexit, California Wildfire, Dead Trees

EDM Tuesday Briefing: Senate Gun Vote, New CA Fires, Heat Wave, Power Grid

June 21, 2016 Matt Mills

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Senate Republicans vote down four separate gun control measures, California's wildfire situation worsens, the Southwest continues to battle a deadly heat wave, the NOAA reports May 2016 as the hottest month ever, the threat of power grid failures looms over parts of CA.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: Montana Blaze Largest in Nation; Police Shootings