Loading summary
Transcript11 lines
- [00:00]
Amazon Business Announcer
This message comes from Amazon Business. You can't rely on guesswork to run your business with smart business buying innovative AI tools optimize your purchasing experience paired with delivery options. Empower your team today.
- [00:14]
NPR News Anchor
More@AmazonBusiness.com live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Fighting in the Middle east flared up again Monday. The U.S. and Iran launched fresh volleys after President Trump announced a new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ship traffic. The US Military says it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats. The United Arab Emirates says an oil port came under attack by Iranian missiles.
- [00:41]
NPR Correspondent Shaky Northam
NPR Shaky Northam it's hard to say exactly why Iran launched these attacks, but the timing, of course, suggests it has to do with the US Decision to launch this Project Freedom, you know, to try and open up the Strait of Hormuz. And as Greg says, the US Shooting down of some Iranian drones and missiles and attacking some smaller Iranian ships today. The UAE is an ally of the US and supports it in the war against Iran. And these attacks on the UAE could be Iran's way of retaliating.
- [01:10]
NPR News Anchor
In a social media post, Iran's foreign minister warned that the US and the UAE should be wary of being dragged back into a quagmire. Trump administration suing Minnesota to try to block the state's lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry NPR's Michael Copley reports on this latest effort by the administration to shield oil and gas companies from a wave of climate litigation.
- [01:33]
Amazon Business Announcer
The Justice Department says Minnesota should be barred from suing the fossil fuel industry over the impacts of climate change because it argues the federal government has sole authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Minnesota's lawsuit, filed in 2020, alleges the fossil fuel industry misled people for decades about the dangers of burning fossil fuels. The state says it's already suffered billions in economic damage from rising temperatures. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said this new DOJ suit is meritless and should be dismissed. The oil and gas industry says the same for climate lawsuits like Minnesota's and that climate change is an issue for Congress to deal with, not the courts. Michael Copley, NPR News.
- [02:12]
NPR News Anchor
Federal transportation officials investigating an incident involving a United Airlines plane that struck a light pole in a truck while landing yesterday at the airport in Newark. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
- [02:24]
NPR Correspondent Joel Rose
Dash cam video footage appears to capture the moment the Boeing 767 passenger jet struck a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike. The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and released. New Jersey State police say a landing tire and the underside of the plane collided with the tractor trailer and a light pole during its final approach to the Runway at Newark Liberty International Airport. United Airlines Flight 169 was arriving from Venice, Italy. None of the 221 passengers or 10 crew members on board the plane were injured, the airline said. On the although the plane was being evaluated for damage. Joel Rose, NPR News.
- [03:03]
NPR News Anchor
State media in China reporting on a deadly explosion at a fireworks plant. At least 21 people reported dead, more than 60 others injured. Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed. This is NPR News. Officials in Colombia say a dozen coal miners are trapped inside a mine in central Colombia following an explosion. The province's governor says 15 miners were inside the mine when the explosion occurred. He said on social media that three were able to escape on their own and that one has been taken to a hospital. A landfill site in Chile is ranked at the top in a global list prepared by the United Nations Environment Program as the world's single highest emitter of methane. John Bartlett reports the trash dump in
- [03:51]
NPR Correspondent John Bartlett
Tiltil, 60 kilometers north of Santiago, tops the list of 50 human origin sites with more than 100,000 tons of methane emitted per year, surpassing even industrial, industrial, oil and gas facilities elsewhere on the planet. The study, based on data from nearly 30 satellites, also identified another Chilean landfill among the 10 largest global emitters, highlighting the impact of waste management on the climate crisis. The report says the emissions sources release the amount of methane comparable to 24 million gas powered cars driven for one year. For NPR News, I'm John Bartlett in Santiago, Chile.
- [04:28]
NPR News Anchor
The World Health Organization says it's working to evacuate two people who are showing symptoms of the deadly hantavirus following a suspected outbreak aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde in the North Atlantic. The ship, with nearly 150 people on board, is waiting for help after three passengers died. Cape Verde said Monday it's not allowing the ship to dock. As a precaution, passengers have been asked to remain in their cabins. This is NPR News.
- [04:57]
DonorsChoose Announcer
This message comes from DonorsChoose. Every day on DonorsChoose.org, teachers ask for the books, supplies and learning materials their students need. Because every day teachers show up for their students. But who's going to show up for teachers? Because appreciation shouldn't stop at thank you. It means taking action. Books for the classroom, supplies for students, support teachers can count on show classroom heroes the appreciation they deserve. Donate today at donorschoose. Org local.