Federal Ruling on Ship Emissions; Guilt By Association?; From Foster Care To Harvard
Federal Ruling on Ship Emissions
Yesterday a federal appeals court barred California's Air Resources Board from enforcing a rule that requires ships to use low-sulfur fuel while running auxiliary diesel engines within 24 miles of the coast. The 9th Circuit's ruling means that California will have to get approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before imposing pollution limits on the thousands of cargo ships, cruise ships and other marine vessels that visit its ports. Larry talks with S. David Freeman, President of the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, and Mike Scheible, Deputy Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board.
Guilt By Association?
Barack Obama has been criticized for his endorsement by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. John McCain was criticized for his introduction by Bill Cunningham. Are these examples of "guilt by association?" How vehement do candidates need to be when denouncing those who endorse them?
From Foster Care To Harvard
"Hope's Boy," a new memoir by author Andrew Bridge, takes a somber look at today's foster care system. Bridge was taken from his impoverished and mentally unstable single mother when he was six after she slit her wrists in a suicide attempt. He eventually found his way to a foster home where he was the victim of a cruel foster mother. Later in life he went on to help foster care reform as director of the Alliance for Children's Rights. Larry talks with Bridge about the current foster care system's failings and his attempts to improve the lives of abandoned and abused children.