Maria Gallucci

Maria Gallucci

Senior Reporter .

Maria Gallucci is a senior reporter at Canary Media, where she covers efforts to electrify transportation, decarbonize heavy industries and develop emerging clean energy technologies like offshore wind, advanced geothermal and carbon dioxide removal.

She was previously a reporter or contributing writer for publications including Grist, IEEE Spectrum, Inside Climate News, Yale Environment 360 and newspapers in Mexico City. Her reporting has taken her across the Americas and inside cargo ships, power plants, concrete factories and grease-gathering trucks. She hails from Ohio and now resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Fossil fuels

New York passes first statewide ban on gas in new buildings

The first-in-the-nation law takes aim at a major source of carbon emissions and air pollution starting in 2026, but it doesn't affect existing buildings.

By Maria Gallucci . 3 May 2023
Transportation

California adopts first-ever rules to decarbonize freight trains

All new locomotives operating in California will have to be zero-emissions by 2035. But rail operators say the technology isn’t ready to roll just yet.

By Maria Gallucci . 2 May 2023
Carbon capture

EPA rules may push power plants to capture carbon. Is the tech ready?

The Biden administration is poised to propose new regulations for coal- and gas-burning power plants, which could breathe new life into a long-beleaguered technology.

By Maria Gallucci . 28 April 2023
Marine transport

This common chemical could help shipping giants start to decarbonize

“Green” methanol is gaining favor as a lower-carbon way to power cargo ships. But we’re going to need a lot more of it for the plan to work.

By Maria Gallucci . 21 April 2023
Policy & regulation

Berkeley’s landmark gas ban overturned, ripple effects may be limited

More than 100 U.S. municipalities have passed policies to restrict fossil-fuel use in buildings, though only about 25 cities have followed Berkeley’s model.

By Maria Gallucci . 18 April 2023
Wind

Maryland set to adopt one of the biggest offshore wind goals in US

Governor Wes Moore is poised to sign the POWER Act, which calls for building 8.5 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2031 to meet the state’s clean energy targets.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 April 2023
Electric vehicles

A persistent EV challenge looms over NY Auto Show: Charging

Amid flashy new electric models on display at one of the nation's top car events, experts worried that EVs will struggle to go mainstream without a lot more places to plug in.

By Maria Gallucci . 11 April 2023
Marine transport

Video: Canary talks ammonia-powered ships on The Weather Channel

Watch reporter Maria Gallucci explain why shipping giants and startups are looking to ammonia as an alternative to dirty diesel.

By Maria Gallucci . 10 April 2023
Carbon capture

A buzzy new carbon removal plant is catching and releasing CO2

Global Thermostat's demonstration unit was announced with much fanfare, but the company is still sorting out what to do with the carbon dioxide it captures.

By Maria Gallucci . 4 April 2023
Geothermal

This Texas geothermal startup is storing energy in the ground

Sage Geosystems says its earthen "battery" system, now undergoing pilot tests in Texas, could be used to store energy to help balance power grids.

By Maria Gallucci . 4 April 2023