Jennifer McDermott

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  • Wind farmEnvironment

    Conservative-backed mission to save the whales collides with lack of evidence that offshore wind is fatal

    By Christina Larson, Jennifer McDermott, and others
  • New York offshore wind farmEnvironment

    New York governor hails ‘milestone’ of first offshore wind farm, as Danish giant shows America how to do clean energy

    By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated Press
  • John Hopkins, president and chief executive officer of NuScale Power LLC, speaks during the 2022 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 10, 2022. CERAWeek returned in-person to Houston celebrating its 40th anniversary with the theme “Pace of Change: Energy, Climate, and Innovation.” Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEnvironment

    Biden’s clean energy agenda suffers a big blow when a first-of-its-kind nuclear project is cancelled

    By Jennifer McDermott, Matthew Daly, and others
  • OrstedEnvironment

    America’s wind execs on Biden’s scrapped offshore dreams: ‘We probably still need to go through the same learning curve that Europe did’

    By Jennifer McDermott, Matthew Daly, and others
  • Hawaiian ElectricEnvironment

    Hawaiian Electric admits its power lines started the Maui wildfire but says the fire department declared mission accomplished too soon

    By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated Press
  • Linemen work on poles Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier.Environment

    A utility company’s decrepit power lines may have sparked deadly blaze in Maui

    By Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, and others
  • FILE – A man reacts as he sits on the Lahaina historic banyan tree damaged by a wildfire on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. With a housing crisis that has priced out many Native Hawaiians as well as families that have been there for decades, concerns are rising that Maui could become the latest example of “climate gentrification,” when it becomes harder for local people to afford housing in safer areas after a climate-amped disaster. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)Environment

    Hawaii residents fear ‘climate gentrification’ after devastating Maui fires cause $3.2B in property losses

    By Isabella O'Malley, Jennifer McDermott, and others
  • Kahana, HI- AUGUST 12: People gets propane tanks and other supplies brought in by boats on Saturday August 12, 2023 in Kahana, HI. The death toll continues to rise for the fires on Maui. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Environment

    ‘I heard buzz, buzz’: Downed power lines are a prime suspect in at least some of Maui’s devastating wildfires

    By Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, and others
  • MoneyPolitics

    SBA watchdog estimates over $200 billion of COVID relief fraud, but official claims ‘serious flaws that significantly overestimate’ damage

    By Richard Lardner, Jennifer McDermott, and others
  • Boston, MA – June 25: U.S Coast Guard Captain Jason Neubauer, right, and Rear Admiral John Mauger hold a press briefing on the conclusion of the search and rescue mission to find the Titan submersible. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Investigators examine whether criminal charges are warranted for the Titan sub disaster that left 5 people dead

    By Jennifer McDermott, Steve LeBlanc, and others
  • FILE – A portion of a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Borrower Application Form is seen in Washington on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. An Associated Press analysis published on Monday, June 12, 2023, found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. Combined, the loss represents a jarring 10 percent of the total $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has so far disbursed in COVID-relief aid. (AP Photo/Wayne Partlow, File)Finance

    How $400 billion in COVID-19 aid was stolen or wasted, by everyone from social security fraudsters to Texas pastors

    By Aaron Kessler, Richard Lardner, and others
  • OhmiumEnvironment

    A Silicon Valley startup that is threatening to replace fossil fuels with clean hydrogen just raised $250 million

    By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A 2021 Toyota Prius that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell sits on display at the Denver auto show Sept. 17, 2021, at Elitch’s Gardens in downtown Denver. As fossil fuel emissions continue warming Earth’s atmosphere, the Biden administration is turning to hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)Tech

    Biden is offering $8 billion to whoever can figure out how to produce clean hydrogen energy

    By Jennifer McDermott, John Flesher, and others
  • Antonio Guterres

    Rising seas are a ‘death sentence’ for some nations and will shake ‘mega-cities on every continent,’ UN chief says

    By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer McDermott, and others
  • An artist's rendering of the NuScale nuclear power plant layout.Environment

    Nuclear energy gets boost as small reactor design certified for use in U.S.: ‘They are real and they are ready for deployment’

    By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated Press