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.

Air travel

Airlines have a big climate problem, and it’s not just CO2 emissions

A Virgin Atlantic flight made waves for flying without fossil fuels. But it was also a test for studying contrails, a hidden cause of global warming.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 December 2023
Liquefied natural gas

Sen. Merkley condemns Biden admin for rubber-stamping LNG buildout

The Democratic lawmaker spoke with Canary Media in a lively Q&A about how America's surging exports of liquefied natural gas undermine U.S. climate leadership.

By Maria Gallucci . 30 November 2023
Geothermal

America's first 'enhanced' geothermal plant just got up and running

Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that direction.

By Maria Gallucci . 28 November 2023
Air travel

In a first, a major airline will cross the Atlantic without fossil fuels

Virgin Atlantic will use 100% sustainable aviation fuel on a flight from London to New York. It’s an important step toward slashing emissions from planes.

By Maria Gallucci . 27 November 2023
Marine transport

America's first hydrogen-powered ferry is set to sail

Switch Maritime aims to start operations early next year in San Francisco. It just raised $10M to help take zero-emissions ferries nationwide.

By Maria Gallucci . 16 November 2023
Electric vehicles

The humble trash truck is ready for an all-electric upgrade

Oregon's first battery-powered garbage truck offers a look at the clean, carbon-free future of the dirty, diesel-powered world of waste collection.

By Maria Gallucci . 14 November 2023
Carbon capture

America’s first commercial direct air capture plant just got going

The startup Heirloom says it’s capturing CO2 from the sky and locking away the planet-warming gas, making it the first and only commercial U.S. plant to do so.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 November 2023
Video

Video: Canary discusses cleaning up heavy industry on the Weather Channel

Reporter Maria Gallucci shares the highlights from our week of in-depth coverage on decarbonizing steel, concrete and chemicals.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 November 2023
Transportation

Full steam ahead for electric freight trains

Wabtec Corp. unveiled the world's first battery-powered, heavy-haul locomotive this week in Pennsylvania. Freight rail is only just catching up on electrified transportation.

By Maria Gallucci . 3 November 2023
Clean industry

This key chemical is super dirty to make. Can an electric furnace help?

These high-profile pilots are using electricity to slash CO2 emissions from making ethylene — the building block of materials from plastic to PVC.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 October 2023