Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners their experiences with recycling, and seeing if they can guess whether an item is recyclable or not.
David Cash weighed in on the Biden administration’s approach to climate, including on electric vehicles, limiting emissions and more. Cash is the EPA’s Regional Administrator for Region 1, leading the implementation of the federal government’s environmental agenda across New England and in 10 tribal nations.
Callie Crossley discussed Syracuse police detaining an 8-year-old Black boy for stealing a bag of chips, and former President Donald Trump’s campaign being ordered to pay roughly $1.3 million in legal fees to former White House advisor Omarosa Manigault Newman following Trump’s legal complaint over her 2018 book. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black.
Shirley Leung talked about the current biotech bubble, Mayor Michelle Wu’s pick for a new chief of planning Arthur Jemisen and flight attendant crashpads in the city. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe.
David Abel explained his piece about genetically altered mice on Nantucket curbing the tick population, attitudes around the urgency of climate change and state climate action. David Abel is a climate reporter for the Boston Globe.
Sue O’Connell discussed Ludlow parents suing their child’s public school, arguing it is violating parents’ constitutional rights after educators used a new name and pronouns for their child, reportedly without their knowledge and at the student’s request. O’Connell also talked about the right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok feeding anti-LGBTQ hate. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBCLX and NECN.
We ended the show by discussing a lottery winner in Methuen who decided to split the winnings with a shop owner who had done him a good deed.
