On Jan. 5, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed the childhood immunization schedule after President Donald Trump ordered a review of how U.S. vaccinations compared to…
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How Trump’s offshore wind halt is derailing his party’s energy agenda
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday . President Donald Trump’s sweeping freeze on offshore wind construction is…
Is Giving ChatGPT Health Your Medical Records a Good Idea?
Your AI doctor’s office is expanding. On Jan. 7, OpenAI announced that over the coming weeks, it will roll out ChatGPT Health, a dedicated tab for health that allows users…
Trump admin’s must-run orders put broken-down coal plants in a bind
The Trump administration’s campaign to force aging coal plants to keep running has entered a new phase: ordering broken-down units to come back online. Repairing those polluting plants could take…
EPA plans to give 11 coal plants a free pass on toxic ash disposal
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to let 11 coal plants dump toxic coal ash into unlined pits until 2031 — a full decade later than allowed under current federal rules.…
Chart: How the US electricity mix changed last year
See more from Canary Media’s ” Chart of the Week” column . 2025 was, to put it very mildly, an eventful year for the U.S. power sector. The rise of…