As hurricane season returns, Puerto Rico’s grid still struggles

Published on August 15, 2025

This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The Atlantic’s first named hurricane of the season is here, and it brings with it a reminder of the fragility of Puerto Rico’s storm-ravaged and otherwise neglected power grid. Solar, batteries, and other…

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Plastic pollution talks adjourn, but countries want to stay engaged: UNEP chief

August 15, 2025
The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved beyond the grasp of weary UN Member States meeting in Geneva on Friday, as they agreed to resume discussions at a future date.

What happens when you close oil refineries without an energy plan? California is finding out.

August 15, 2025
Within the past year, two major California oil refineries have announced plans to shutter — moves that will pull about one quarter of a million barrels from the state’s daily supply of gasoline. For a state that has been a standard-bearer in the push to get off fossil fuels, this might seem like a win. Instead, it’s caught political leaders off guard, unprepared, and scrambling to keep open the ve