Trucks Clog America’s Roads and Tear up Front Yards

You are seeing them everywhere and oddly there still aren’t enough to get Americans all the stuff they want. Tractor trailers and delivery trucks have taken over the roads. While all these deliveries are solving one problem and getting us what we need, it is creating new problems such as damage to roads and even homes as they take up more space on residential streets. Atlanta in particular has been hit hard as it has two of the top five truck bottlenecks in the country. David Harrison, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how this trend will continue with infrastructure projects on their way and no slowing of online orders.

Next, Idaho is sitting on one of the most important elements on Earth… cobalt. Needed for the production of lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles, mining companies are beginning to set up operations in what is known as the Idaho Cobalt Belt. It is an interesting development and look at how the clean-energy revolution is reshaping the landscape and posing some environmental risks. Most of the cobalt supply is mined in the Congo and sent to China, so it’s important that we are able to mine domestically. Michael Holtz, contributor to the Atlantic, joins us for more.

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