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Everett Sloane

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Zap Energy becomes the first fusion startup to add fission reactors to its business plan

Commonwealth Fusion applies to connect to a US power grid — a first for any fusion company in history

Kansas City already shattered its severe weather record for the year — before peak season even started

Forecasters warn the southern Plains face the most active tornado stretch of 2026 starting Monday

Houston floods after 6 inches of rain in hours as Gulf moisture surges into the southern Plains

Georgia’s most destructive wildfire in history has now topped 50,000 acres with no containment in sight

62% of the US is in drought after the driest spring in decades — and wildfire season hasn’t peaked yet

Southeast drought has burned 170,000 acres across Georgia and Florida — and Hurricane Helene’s dead trees are still fueling it

Severe weather threat builds across the Plains this week as forecasters warn May could be the most active tornado month in years

Southeast wildfires have now scorched 170,000 acres as 62% of the US sits in drought

AI data centers will need 130% more energy by 2030 — and Big Tech is partnering with nuclear plants to get it

Commonwealth Fusion installs first of 18 magnets in SPARC reactor — first plasma energy targeted for 2027

TerraPower gets final NRC approval and breaks ground on sodium-cooled reactor in Wyoming — online by 2031 to power 500,000 homes

Rain forecast to finally douse southern US wildfire risk and ease drought into next weekend

AccuWeather predicts 65,000-80,000 wildfires will ignite across the US in 2026 — up to 8 million acres at risk

Lake Powell may drop below hydropower minimum by August — emergency transfers underway but will cut Hoover Dam output 40%

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