Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday November 26, 2014
Coal fired power plants put out toxins like Mercury, a pollutant linked to problems with fetal development and other ill effects. Now, there's word that the U.S. Supreme Court is taking on a case challenging clean air rules put into place by the Environmental Protection Agency. The issue raises broader questions about regulating power plants, as the Obama administration plans to issue further rules. Plus, activists angry at the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson are encouraging a nationwide Black Friday boycott. As lower-income, non-white Americans are the ones who primarily lineup for those deals a successful boycott could have a significant economic impact. More on that. And at a time when the threat of Ebola has scared Americans, many were not sparing a thought for the 'flu. Influenza can kill adults as well as children, puts thousands of adults in the hospital, and sickens one out of ten of us every year. Yet, we can't get it together for a flu shot. We look at some reasons why.
Coal fired power plants put out toxins like Mercury, a pollutant linked to problems with fetal development and other ill effects. Now, there’s word that the U.S. Supreme Court is taking on a case challenging clean air rules put into place by the Environmental Protection Agency. The issue raises broader questions about regulating power plants, as the Obama administration plans to issue further rules. Plus, activists angry at the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson are encouraging a nationwide Black Friday boycott. As lower-income, non-white Americans are the ones who primarily lineup for those deals a successful boycott could have a significant economic impact. More on that. And at a time when the threat of Ebola has scared Americans, many were not sparing a thought for the ‘flu. Influenza can kill adults as well as children, puts thousands of adults in the hospital, and sickens one out of ten of us every year. Yet, we can’t get it together for a flu shot. We look at some reasons why.
