Segments From This Episode

• A joint rare earths alliance

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The U..S and Australia are joining forces in an effort to counter China’s dominance of rare earth minerals crucial to electronics and defense. The two countries have unveiled an outline with pledges for investment and cooperation.

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• Collective bargaining for Uber and Lyft drivers

  by Nova Safo

  As of this month in California, drivers for car services like Uber and Lyft have the right to join a union if they choose. Previously, Uber and Lyft drivers in that state couldn't collectively bargain, given their classification as independent contractors and not employees.

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• What clawed-back green tech funding means for JD Vance's hometown

  by Erin Delmore

  

  Trump has frozen Biden-era funds to upgrade a steel mill in Middletown, Ohio, where residents complain about persistent pollution.

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