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Everett Sloane

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AccuWeather forecasts 65,000 to 80,000 wildfires and up to 8 million acres burned in 2026

Hoover Dam could lose 40% of its hydropower capacity by fall 2026 if drought holds

Feds slash Colorado River releases from Lake Powell to 6 million acre-feet to buy time

Lake Powell sits at 3,531 feet — just 41 feet above the level that kills all hydropower

Wildfires have already burned 1.7 million acres this year — nearly double the 10-year average

Gas hits $4.03 nationally as Hormuz blockade enters its third week

Worst spring drought in 131 years grips 63% of the US with no end in sight

Lake Powell could lose all hydropower by December as inflows hit 29% of normal

Army Corps awards $2 billion, 10-year energy resilience contract to 14 firms

Perovskite vs. silicon: why the solar industry’s next big bet is a material discovered in the Ural Mountains in 1839

Colombia hosts first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels

AMOC could weaken 42–58% by 2100, far more than prior estimates, study finds

Wildfires burn across Georgia and Florida, forcing evacuations and first-ever statewide burn ban

More than 60% of U.S. in drought after near-record March heat

TerraPower NRC construction permit issued in 18 months — 9 months faster than projected

Orano USA signs $5 billion deal for new uranium enrichment plant at Oak Ridge

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