A person in Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, local health officials said on Friday. Pneumonic plague, which occurs when the bacterium Yersinia pestis gets into a person’s lungs, is…
Day: July 11, 2025
Amid setbacks for the U.S., the global energy transition goes on
This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. It’s been a bad week for the U.S. energy transition. President…
Towards a Tricoder
By MIKE MAGEE On March 9, 1967, the Star Trek classic episode, “The Devil in the Dark” first aired. The Enterprise had received an urgent distress call from miners on…
Chart: The world is investing more in clean energy than fossil fuels
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . As the Trump administration doubles down on fossil fuels, the rest of the world is investing more and more…
Rural North Carolina town forges ahead on clean energy, despite headwinds
ENFIELD, N.C. — On a sweltering Saturday last month, climate activists, local elected leaders, and their families and friends gathered around a boarded-up home on the main strip of Enfield,…