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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

How Ohioans Can "Drive Out" Global Warming

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When you travel or commute by plane, train, or automobile, it has an impact on global warming pollution, and a new online "calculator" can help you add up how much good, or bad, those choices mean for the environment. Brian Smith with Earthjustice says if Ohioans do things like carpooling, biking, taking mass transit, or driving more fuel-efficient cars, it can make a big difference in the state's greenhouse gas pollution.

“People can make decisions about how they get around, how they commute to work. It can have a big impact on the amount of carbon that we put into the environment.”

He hopes state and federal lawmakers will help reduce pollution by supporting mass transit and requiring more fuel-efficient cars.

Ohio's new budget includes a $10 million boost for public transportation. Judith Will Fleming with the Ohio Public Transit Association says she's seen rising numbers of people getting on the bus.

“It helps congestion. It helps the environment right now, and it also saves on your pocketbook. Gas is very expensive.”

Sam Spofforth with Clean Fuels Ohio is encouraged by state and federal support for clean fuel for vehicles, and he notes there's a growing number of options available for Ohioans who want to reduce their output of global warming pollutants.

“Right at the top of the list would be a hybrid- electric vehicle Other choices would include bio-diesel and E-85 ethanol, and even natural gas would also reduce those emissions.”

The "global warming calculator" is available online for the next few weeks at www.earthjustice.org.



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