The winter storm that recently hit Texas has caused more power outages and damage to the electric grid than any storm in decades. However, extreme weather events have hit other regions of the U.S. more recently, and Texas may...more
The polar vortex may have brought temperatures colder than Siberia to the Midwest, but legislative activity continued throughout the week. The Senate canceled all committee hearings on Wednesday, January 30; however, the...more
The first two weeks of 2014 ushered in an extraordinary weather disaster affecting most of the United States, causing extensive property damage and business interruption as a result of freezing temperatures. On January 3,...more