Which state has more lakes: Minnesota or Wisconsin? from NPR Hosts
Minnesota and Wisconsin are in contention. Minnesota is well known for being the ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes.’ Wisconsin is saying it has more. Read More
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Maryland is set to finalize its heat standard for workers later this summer from NPR Emily Hofstaedter
Maryland is poised to become the first state on the East Coast to enact safety protections for people working in the heat. It could be a model for a federal standard. Read More
E-commerce is driving up pollution near warehouses from the Verge Justine Calma
Trucks near a warehouse in San Bernardino County, California | Image: Wes Reel / The Verge The data is in, and it shows a significant rise in air pollution where e-retailers build their warehouses, and the neighborhoods hit the hardest have more people of color living in them. Warehouses have mushroomed across the US with…
Morning news brief from NPR Steve Inskeep
Israel’s prime minister this afternoon speaks to a joint meeting of Congress. The rapid-fire launch of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. And, the latest NPR political poll. Read More
Civilians in Sudan face violence from both warring sides, humanitarian group says from NPR Fatma Tanis
A new report on Sudan from Doctors Without Borders reveals that civilians have little protection from indiscriminate attacks and sexual violence with very little aid able to enter the country. Read More
A perspective on Kamala Harris’ potential foreign policy priorities from NPR Michel Martin
NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Hailie Soifer, who served as national security adviser to Kamala Harris while she was senator from California, about foreign policy priorities. Read More
A Missouri prison again has ignored an order to free a wrongfully convicted inmate from NPR The Associated Press
Christopher Dunn’s situation is similar to that of Sandra Hemme, who spent 43 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a woman in 1980 before her conviction was overturned. (Image credit: Laurie Skrivan/Pool/St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Read More
Here’s how $4 billion in government money is being spent to reduce climate pollution from NPR Halle Parker, WWNO
Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners. (Image credit: Halle Parker) Read More
Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets from ABC
Vietnam has passed a decree radically loosening the Communist Party-ruled state’s control on how electricity is sold to private companiesRead More
John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, has died at 90 from NPR The Associated Press
Mayall is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s. (Image credit: Sandro Campardo/AP) Read More