Vote-by-Mail Requirements, Health Impact of Air Pollution, Charging Highway for Electric Trucks, Equitable Food Access in Indy
Indiana did not make any changes to the vote-by-mail process this past legislative session, but it is still inaccessible to many Hoosiers. A new study found that 50,000 premature deaths and over 100,000 new cases of pediatric asthma were due to pollution in 2019. Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation will start construction this week on a segment of highway that can charge electric semi-trucks as they drive over it. Equitable food access, a movement in Indianapolis, seeks to get healthy, affordable food to people who need it - but an estimated 200,000 residents are still in need. The state of Indiana did not make changes to the vote-by-mail process during the past legislative session, but it remains inaccessible to many Hoosiers. A study found that pollution could lead to 50,000 premature deaths and over 100,000 new cases of pediatric asthma in 2019. A segment of highway will be built to charge electric semi-trucks as they travel over it. An estimated 200,000 residents in Indianapolis are still in need of healthy, affordable food. A movement in Indianapolis aims to provide healthy food to those who need it.
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Vote-by-Mail Requirements, Health Impact of Air Pollution, Charging Highway for Electric Trucks, Equitable Food Access in Indy
Indiana did not make any changes to the vote-by-mail process this past legislative session, but it is still inaccessible to many Hoosiers. A new study found that 50,000 premature deaths and over 100,000 new cases of pediatric asthma were due to pollution in 2019. Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation will start construction this week on a segment of highway that can charge electric semi-trucks as they drive over it. Equitable food access, a movement in Indianapolis, seeks to get healthy, affordable food to people who need it - but an estimated 200,000 residents are still in need.
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