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Storms Force Beefing Up Power Grid in Maryland

Don Rush

With climate change comes more frequent and more intense storms many of whom have reached up into the Delmarva region.

Maryland News Connection reporter Allison Burns says the Obama administration is aiming to strengthen the response to power outages that cost as much as $35 billion a year nationally.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.