Storms Batter Aging Power Grid as Climate Disasters Spread

April 7, 2022

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The Associated Press: EcoBlock Principal Investigator (PI) and Energy team co-lead Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier shares how the effects of climate change are affecting the aging power grid in an Associated Press feature piece published on April 6, 2022.

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