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Member Breaks Down Barriers, Brings Others With Her (EW)

A profile highlighting a union member's leadership and advocacy, focusing on mentorship, inclusion, and expanding access to skilled electrical careers.

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/philadelphia-member-breaks-down-barriers/?ref…

Sec Treas Noble: Powering Our Future (EW)

A discussion on strategies for strengthening the nation's energy infrastructure, investing in training, and preparing the next generation of electrical workers.

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/powering-our-future/?ref=ew

Code of Excellence Brings Quote, Refreshing Change for Local (EW)

How the Code of Excellence initiative is improving labor-management relationships, raising jobsite standards, and delivering better outcomes for workers and contractors.

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/code-of-excellence-local-125/?ref=ew

Generation Outages to Surge on Largest US Electric Grid

Power generation outages are expected to increase significantly on the nation's largest electric grid. The anticipated surge raises concerns about grid reliability and highlights the critical need for skilled electrical workers to maintain infrastructure.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/generation-outages-surge-largest-us-elec…

Electrical Workers Say They Were Turned Away in Wake of Crippling Ice Storm

IBEW Local 429 claims Nashville Electric Service turned away union linemen offering help during a crippling ice storm that left over 230,000 customers without power. NES denied the allegations, though emails reviewed by local media show contractors were told their help was not needed. IBEW leadership later disputed the reports as "unequivocally false."

https://fox17.com/news/local/nashville-electric-service-accused-of-rejecting-hel…

IBEW Protests Construction Firm

IBEW Local 601 members protested outside a 16-story high-rise construction project in Champaign-Urbana, opposing the hiring of Bonus Electric Construction Company. Union members say the out-of-region contractor pays substandard wages below the area standard established by the IBEW, undermining wages and benefits local electrical workers have fought to maintain.

https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/champaign-urbana/2026/01/28/union-workers-p…

Administration's Biggest Climate Rollback Stalls Over Court Fears

Trump administration officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of EPA's 2009 "endangerment finding" - the scientific foundation for most federal climate regulations - over concerns the proposal is too legally weak to withstand court challenges. The finding underpins greenhouse gas rules for vehicles, power plants, and other major pollution sources.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/01/29/endangerment-findi…

US Leads Record Global Surge In Gas-fired Power Driven by AI Demands

Gas-fired power plant development in the US nearly tripled in 2025, driven primarily by energy-hungry AI data centers. More than a quarter of all global gas power pipeline projects are now in the US, with over a third of newly proposed capacity explicitly linked to data center projects. The boom raises concerns about long-term emissions and threatens to derail climate goals.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/29/gas-power-ai-climate

Winter Storm Tests US Electric Grid, Outages Spread

A massive winter storm brought power outages to over 780,000 customers across the South and East, with PJM Interconnection forecasting record peak demand of 147,000 MW. The deep freeze threatens to cripple natural gas infrastructure and test regional grids serving tens of millions of Americans.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/25/winter-storm-electric-grid-overdrive-00…

Deep Freeze Tests Reliance on Natural Gas

Winter storm conditions risk shuttering Appalachia gas wells and pipelines in bitter cold, potentially forcing more electricity outages in the East. PJM warned that pressure will mount across regional grids as the nation's largest grid operator exports power while managing unprecedented demand.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/deep-freeze-tests-us-electricitys-reliance-on-na…

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