Jun 10, 2021

Why people are worried about inflation

Food prices jumped about half a percent in May, mostly because of meat, poultry, fish and eggs. Elaine Cromie/Getty Images

Also: Why 5 million Americans are still receiving extended federal unemployment benefits and a conversation about debt relief for Black farmers.

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Food prices are rising. Is that a problem?

by Justin Ho

Jun 10, 2021

The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that food prices rose in May. That's a trend that will likely continue in the short term.

Food prices jumped about half a percent in May, mostly because of meat, poultry, fish and eggs.

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Although other numbers are falling, the number of people receiving extended unemployment remains high

by Samantha Fields

Jun 10, 2021

Many of them will face the hardest path back into the labor force.

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Offshore wind has lots of potential. How close are we to meeting it?

by Andy Uhler

Jun 10, 2021

The Biden administration pushes for expansion of the clean-energy technology, but logistical, cost and even aesthetic hurdles loom.

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With Keystone XL scrapped, oil companies look for workarounds

by Scott Tong

Jun 10, 2021

Pipelines have met increasing opposition, but persistent demand for crude may help them get approved.

Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, sit in a North Dakota lot in 2014.

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Race and Economy

After years of setbacks, socially disadvantaged farmers get debt relief

by Richard Cunningham and Kai Ryssdal

Jun 10, 2021

Dewayne Goldmon of the Agriculture Department sees the aid as narrowing the economic gap between farmers of color and white farmers.

A federal program to provide aid to farmers of color was broadened by the recently-passed climate bill and now omits references to race.

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Once again behind the bar

After most of a year, Neil Cairns is back behind the bar at an Irish pub — and it feels great, he said. But a potential career shift is still on the table.

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