Caleigh Wells

Reporter

Caleigh Wells is a lifelong public radio nerd. She’s from Los Angeles, but today she lives in Cleveland, covering climate, the environment, and all things economic in the Great Lakes region. She’s also an avid horseback rider, a capital-A Amateur Gardener, and a proud junior ranger at Cuyahoga Valley National Park since 2025.

Latest from Caleigh Wells

Sep 27, 2024
California lawmakers drive solutions for EV battery recycling
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As the market matures, used EV batteries will start piling up. New standards might encourage changes in manufacturing.
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Sep 23, 2024
Why are CFOs gloomy about the future?
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Every quarter, Deloitte asks financial leaders how they’re feeling about the economy. Its latest report says the CFOs are feeling pretty pessimistic.
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Sep 17, 2024
Our old electrical grid is limiting how much wind and solar power we can use
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It isn’t easy to upgrade a 20th-century system of transmission lines, generating stations and home outlets for 21st-century needs.
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Sep 16, 2024
Voters in four states will decide bond issues this fall. Here’s why most of them will likely pass.
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For one thing, issuing bonds is more popular than raising taxes.
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Sep 13, 2024
Boeing strike will be felt throughout the aviation industry
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This strike of more than 30,000 workers comes at a time when Boeing’s already not meeting production goals. And it will also slow the making of everything that goes inside planes, as well.
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Sep 10, 2024
Hotter weather is testing workers in sweltering environments
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Think kitchens and un-air-conditioned warehouses. New California rules aim to keep those inside workers safe.
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Sep 6, 2024
Nevada leads pack in race for federal energy, climate cash
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The states with the biggest clean energy investments, backed by Inflation Reduction Act funds, are not the typical climate change leaders.
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Sep 4, 2024
Job openings drop to lowest level since January 2021
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The 7.7 million jobs available still outstrips the number of people seeking work, but the cooling trend may make job hunting harder next year.
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Sep 3, 2024
Full warehouses and fewer orders: manufacturing production declines across the U.S.
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The economy might still be growing, but the manufacturing industry is not. It contracted again this month—this time with some of the worst indicators we’ve seen all year.
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Aug 30, 2024
Americans are spending a lot and not saving much. Economists aren’t too worried. Yet.
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One reason? Savings rates are coming down from a high early in the pandemic, when many Americans were able to hold on to extra cash.
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