Electric buses, eclipse prison lockdown, listeners' eclipse questions

Northern Light

English - April 02, 2024 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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(Apr 2, 2024) School districts in New York have to switch to all electric buses by 2035. It's drawn the ire of districts and Republican lawmakers. Today, we visit the first district to get electric buses on the road - Alex Bay; all the prisons in New York State will go on a three hour lockdown during the total solar eclipse on Monday. The state says it’s for safety, but advocates say it could do the opposite; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue joins us to answer your science questions about the total solar eclipse.