Sarasota Herald-Tribune

After power and water return to Longboat Key, the town's debris cleanup begins Wednesday

Longboat Key was largely a ghost island earlier this week without power or electricity, except for the work crews who grew day by day after Hurricane Milton. When power finally returned Monday night ...
Fast Company

Poorer areas have the longest power recovery times. Here’s how to make restoration less biased

Electricity is essential to just about everyone—rich and poor, old and young. Yet when severe storms strike, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities often wait longest to recover. That isn’t just ...
Yahoo

Power outages leave poor communities in the dark longer: Evidence from 15 million outages raises questions about recovery times

Electricity is essential to just about everyone – rich and poor, old and young. Yet, when severe storms strike, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities often wait longest to recover. That isn’t ...
The Conversation

Hurricane Helene power outages leave millions in the dark – history shows poorer areas often wait longest for electricity to be restored

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Governing

Power Outages Leave Poor Communities in the Dark Longer

Due to heavy rains a large eucalyptus tree fell, taking down some power lines in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood in early February, resulting in an outage and blocking road access.