Segments From This Episode

• Wage growth may be slowing after period of strong gains

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Reports from companies and job search sites indicate that employers are lowering the pay they offer for newly posted jobs.

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• Heat strains Texas power grid as population keeps growing

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  The state is home to many of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. Add record temperatures, and it’s no surprise that the grid is stressed.

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• Big rig trucking needs to go green to meet climate goals, but charging is a challenge

  by Will Walkey

  

  Long-haul trucking is a huge part of the economy and has a big carbon footprint. But the vehicles can be costly and the infrastructure sparse.

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• More private companies are investing in passenger rail — here’s why

  by Henry Epp

  

  Passenger rail needs a public subsidy to work, experts say.

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• After a year of bad weather, peaches are in short supply — and a lot more expensive

  by Will Bauer

  

  Unfavorable weather in the Southeast and Midwest has made for a national peach shortage. The lack of supply means prices have climbed between 25-50% this summer in some markets.

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• For Indigenous artists, pricing is a tricky proposition

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Some Indigenous artists say they’ve never been able to charge what their work is truly worth. Now, rising material costs are eating into profits.

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