On Feb. 7, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order to temporarily close live bird markets after seven cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, were detected in markets…
Day: February 7, 2025
A Second Person Has Received a Pig Kidney Transplant
The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage kidney disease and had been…
How to Protect Your Eyes While Staring at a Screen All Day
If your job involves sitting in front of a screen all day, there’s a good chance your eyes are paying the price. After hours of emails, video calls, and spreadsheets,…
Trump moves to halt $5B EV-charging program
The Trump administration has declared that it is rescinding guidance for a $5 billion program that funds EV-charging installations nationwide, potentially halting states’ plans to put billions of obligated but…
Kore Power has a new plan after canceling $1.2B battery plant in Arizona
Last week, energy storage startup Kore Power confirmed that it canceled plans to build a $1.2 billion battery plant in Buckeye, Arizona, that it had been working on for years…
Chart: Global investment in the energy transition surpasses $2T
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Nearly $2.1 trillion was invested in the global energy transition in 2024…
Massachusetts AG calls out utilities for lackluster EV charging plans
Massachusetts’ attorney general says plans by the state’s major utilities to lower the cost of charging electric vehicles would offer little actual savings for customers. In response to a 2022…