Thread by @Slate

1/ There’s a lot more to this story than you may think, and it may actually serve as a cautionary tale for those championing the #GreenNewDeal. 🌿

Our daily news podcast WHAT NEXT explained it all just last week. We’ll dive into it in this thread. 👇

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1098013133996810240

2/ First things first. You can listen to this episode of WHAT NEXT via the link below, or find the show via:

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🎧 Anywhere you can get podcasts, tbh.

slate.trib.al/myyhz1b

3/ Ok, so back to the story. It’s important to know that transportation is now our number one greenhouse gas problem.

“To me it’s kind of the elephant in the room and no one wants to address it,” says Slate’s @henrygrabar.

4/ California was going to try to solve their nightmarish transportation problems with high-speed rail. Back in 2008, Congress gave the state money for the project as part of the stimulus package.

Listen to @henrygrabar quickly explain in less than 30 seconds. 🔊

5/ Last week, Gov. @GavinNewsom declared that much of this project was dead.

There are a few reasons for this, one being that after California voters approved a ballot measure for the high-speed rail, Congress and the Obama Administration pressured the state to move on this.

6/ On the whole, @henrygrabar says the state didn’t do its due diligence in trying to get this project off the ground.

Now, a lot of Republicans point to California and say this is why the #GreenNewDeal can’t work. But there may be some problems with that theory. Listen. 🔊

7/7 Each day, WHAT NEXT, hosted by @marysdesk, helps you contextualize the news and gives you insight into stories like this.

Check out other episodes of the show via @ApplePodcasts, or wherever you listen. 🎧 apple.co/2Ry0gJp