Texas Sues Xcel Over Panhandle Wildfires, Argues Modeling Flagged Risk Prior to Disaster
Texas alleges that Xcel Energy had measured, modeled, and warned of escalating wildfire risk in the Panhandle, yet failed to act on deteriorating infrastructure, turning quantified hazard into the largest wildfire in state history.
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The Trump Administration’s NOAA chief fielded questions from lawmakers on AI modeling and a $100M-plus budget increase, but the agency's global ranking in weather forecasting hung over the testimony.
