New EPA Rules, White House Targets Xylazine, Inflation Slows Down

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🗓️ 12 April 2023

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The Biden Administration wants to push Americans to buy more electric cars by increasing regulation on auto pollution. The White House is calling on Congress to act swiftly to stop the spread of a dangerous cocktail drug that's killing Americans. And, Inflation numbers are getting better but the Fed might still raise interest rates.

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0:00.0	The Environmental Protection Agency unveils stricter rules on auto pollution.
0:07.1	Will this push more people to buy electric cars?
0:10.1	The Biden administration wants two-thirds of all passenger vehicles sold in the US to
0:14.3	be electric by 2032.
0:16.3	I'm Layla Faudid, that's Michelle Martin and this is up first from NPR News.
0:23.7	Drug dealers are mixing animal tranquilizers with fentanyl and it's spreading across the
0:27.7	US.
0:28.7	Keep me concerned about what is this right name for the nation.
0:32.4	What can the White House do to stop this dangerous street drug from killing more Americans?
0:37.5	Inflation numbers are getting better but are people feeling it in their wallets?
0:41.6	The economy is still coming back from Buzaro COVID times.
0:44.8	Stay with us, we'll give you the news you need to start your day.
0:59.1	The auto industry is moving towards electric vehicles.
1:02.3	The big question is how fast should it go?
1:05.4	Well the Environmental Protection Agency has chimed in with its answer which is very fast.
1:10.8	The agency just proposed the toughest ever rules around tailpipe emissions.
1:15.6	It's actually a big push to get the auto industry to focus on electric vehicles.
1:20.6	Yesterday EPA administrator Michael Regan laid out why.
1:24.0	The stakes could not be higher.
1:25.8	We must continue to act with haste and ambition to confront the climate crisis and to leave
1:31.1	all our children like my nine year old son Matthew, a healthier and safer world.
1:36.7	As for how the EPA plans to do that NPR's Camila Domenoski is here to tell us, thank goodness,
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