Aug 23, 2021

Full FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine clears way for employer mandates

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Plus: what a boost in federal food assistance could mean for low-income families, Maine's restaurants struggle with the service worker shortage and the debate surrounding how the Environmental Protection Agency measures methane emissions.

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COVID-19

Will FDA approval bring a wave of vaccine mandates?

by Matt Levin

Aug 23, 2021

Mandates will be detrimental to employers in a tight job market.

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine received full FDA approval Monday. Though more employers may mandate vaccines, more employees may voluntarily get them.

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What will the Chevy Bolt recall mean for the electric car market?

by Marielle Segarra

Aug 23, 2021

People will often accept risks posed by things they know — like gas-powered cars — but not things that are new to them.

A Chevy Bolt electric vehicle on display at a 2016 auto show. General Motors is recalling the car after at least 10 documented battery fires.

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A Warmer World

To control methane emissions, the EPA seeks better ways to measure them

by Andy Uhler

Aug 23, 2021

Environmental groups argue that the oil-and-gas industry emits nearly twice as much of the greenhouse gas as the agency reports.

The EPA is hosting a workshop on methane-detection technology after experts said emissions have been underestimated.

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How does increasing SNAP benefits help low-income families?

by Kimberly Adams and Richard Cunningham

Aug 23, 2021

Kimberly Adams talks to Sharon Parrott, president of Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, about the expansion of food assistance.

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The return of tourists to Maine takes a toll on restaurant workers

by Robbie Feinberg

Aug 23, 2021

Some restaurants in the state are boosting wages and benefits to bring workers back.

Bartender Hayley Wilson prepares a drink at the Portland Hunt & Alpine Club in Portland, Maine.

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Economics and history collide as UNESCO revokes Liverpool's World Heritage status

by Victoria Craig and Stephen Ryan

Aug 23, 2021

Fewer than two decades after it was awarded, UNESCO revoked Liverpool's World Heritage designation. Now, city officials and economists look to find ways to preserve history while striving for economic prosperity.

UNESCO revoked its World Heritage designation for six sites on Liverpool's waterfront. Now, city officials look to the future as they try to balance protecting the past with fostering economic prosperity.

Victoria Craig

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Music from the episode

Return of the Mack Mark Morrison

Mystic Voyage Roy Ayers

Yin And Yang Uyama Hiroto

Meet Me in the Woods Lord Huron

Colours Hot Chip

Starfire Cory Wong

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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