On Friday, air-quality regulators for Southern California rejected a plan to gradually phase down a major source of pollution: new gas-burning space and water heaters in homes. It’s a blow…
Day: June 10, 2025
Trump’s First Surgeon General: RFK Jr. Purging the CDC Advisory Committee Will Put Lives at Risk
When Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began his tenure as Health and Human Services Secretary, he pledged, “We won’t take away anyone’s vaccines.” However, recent policy changes under his leadership—coupled with…
Remembering Lucy on World Pet Memorial Day
Growing up in the countryside, Brenda’s best friends had fur, feathers or hooves. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a veterinarian who rode her horse from farm to farm,…
Doctors Report the First Pregnancy Using a New AI Procedure
Doctors at Columbia University Fertility Center have reported what they are calling the first pregnancy using a new AI system, in a couple that had been trying to start a…
How sensors, software, and other tech could help Ohio’s aging power grid
A new state law will require Ohio utilities and regulators to consider how technology might offer cost-effective options for improving the state’s aging electric grid. Ohio’s grid, like those in…
Texas finalizes $1.8B to build solar, battery, and gas-powered microgrids
The Texas Legislature ended its biennial session without passing a slew of bills that could have killed the state’s booming solar and battery sector , and by extension, the ability…
What AI and Grief-bots Can Teach Us About Supporting Grieving People
By MELISSA LUNARDI The Rise of Digital Grief Support We’re witnessing a shift in how we process one of humanity’s most universal experiences: grief. Several companies have emerged in recent…
Pacific leads at UN Ocean Conference, Australia urged to step up commitments
SYDNEY, Tuesday 10 June 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has congratulated seven Pacific Island nations for their commitment to ocean protection at the UN Ocean Conference overnight, calling it “a…