A state-funded climate financing authority will begin ramping up lending in Minnesota this year after hiring its first executive director in October. The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, established by…
Month: January 2025
Managing mange leads to new beginning for Dax
Three-year-old Yorkie, Dax, was enjoying the good life when a run-in with mange led to a series of unexpected twists and turns. When Dax began to suffer, his family spent…
Chart: In a first, EU grid got more power from solar than coal in 2024
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. In a major milestone, solar generated more electricity than coal in the…
How Did We End Up with a Broken Health Insurance System?
By LEONARD D’ AVOLIO The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has drawn attention to Americans’ frustration with the for profit healthcare insurance industry. Change is possible but less likely…
Amid federal funding crisis, Minnesota rolls out state green bank program
A state-funded climate financing authority will begin ramping up lending in Minnesota this year after hiring its first executive director in October. The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, established by…
FDA Approves the First Non-Opioid Pain Drug in 20 Years
On Jan. 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug called suzetrigine to treat moderate-to-severe pain. The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and…
RFK Jr. Says Ultra-Processed Foods Are ‘Poison’—But That He Won’t Ban Them
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), doubled down on his view that ultra-processed foods and food additives…
A Study Retracted 15 Years Ago Continues to Threaten Childhood Vaccines
I was just starting out in pediatrics in 1998 when Andrew Wakefield published the study that would haunt my entire career in primary care. The article in The Lancet claimed…
“Stunning dedication”: first ocean sanctuary in Marshall Islands announced
FRIDAY 31 JANUARY 2025 — The Republic of the Marshall Islands has announced its first marine protected area in the Pacific Ocean, a “stunning dedication to ocean protection for Pacific…
Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre welcomes new manager
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cornwall, ON (Jan. 30, 2025) – The Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre would like to officially welcome Candice Gordon as the new manager of the…