Will Englund

As the Biden administration pushes for electric cars, trucks and buses, and a widespread conversion to electric heating, the nation’s already strained power grid is either at a turning point or poised to dash all those clean-power visions as it crumbles under the new stresses that will be placed upo…

As the Trump administration pushed hard for new LNG export terminals, some engineers warned that the risk of a major explosion was being played down. Federal regulators have been slow to respond.

Colonial Pipeline hit by new computer problem  The Washington Post

Colonial shutdown shows how Americans pay the price of efficiency  The Washington Post

While Colonial Pipeline works to restore service after last week’s cyberattack, some gas stations in Virginia, Georgia, Florida and other states are reporting dry pumps and long lines.

Colonial Pipeline ‘ransomware’ attack shows cyber vulnerabilities of U.S. energy grid  The Washington Post

Minnesota gasps at the financial damage it faces from the Texas freeze  The Washington Post

The fight over who will pay for Texas blackouts gears up  The Washington Post

To mark Women’s History Month, here are stories of female leaders, from Barbara Bush to Kamala D. Harris, who have triumphed. Some of these women have familiar names. Others, like Opha May Johnson, have made a difference away from the limelight. Each one has a story to celebrate.

As Texans went without heat, light or water, some companies scored a big payday  The Washington Post

Southern Illinois town devastated by November outbreak  The Washington Post

FDA panel recommends authorization of Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine  The Washington Post

Texas, the go-it-alone state, is rattled by the failure to keep the lights on  The Washington Post

The Texas grid got crushed because its operators didn’t see the need to prepare for cold weather  The Washington Post

Oil companies’ losses in 2020 were staggering. And that was before the government focused on climate change.  The Washington Post

House Democrats clear path for Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill  The Washington Post

Sen. Warren calls Genesis Healthcare executive bonus act of ‘unfathomable greed’  The Washington Post

Departing CEO paid $5.2 million ‘retention’ bonus by nursing home chain that lost 2,800 residents to covid  The Washington Post

Proposal to build LNG terminal on Delaware River could pose early test for the Biden administration  The Washington Post

Biden to name Granholm as energy secretary  The Washington Post