Gary, Indiana Power Outage Lasts Two Weeks, Exposes Grid Vulnerabilities

A two-week power outage in Gary, Indiana, has ended, but the prolonged blackout in a low-income, industrial city highlights systemic weaknesses in U.S. grid infrastructure. The incident received less national attention than recent utility-caused disasters, raising questions about equity in infrastructure investment and emergency response. The root cause remains unclear, and the full economic and health impacts are still being assessed.