Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Why the red state of Utah is going green and embracing EVs

Season 2025 Episode 40 | 7m 07s

This past week, President Trump suspended a program to expand the country’s network of electric vehicle chargers. It’s the latest in his series of efforts to undo Biden-era policies encouraging EV adoption. But in some parts of the country, EVs and other low-carbon technologies are becoming more popular not because of government policies, but because they make economic sense. Ali Rogin reports.

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
August 6, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Greece deploys satellite detection system to combat deadly wildfires
Plane takeoff during Marine One flight renews concerns about D.C.'s busy airspace
A look at the major changes Head Start faces under Trump proposal
How American English evolved from its British roots
Group pushes for ban on using campaign funds for legal fees in misconduct cases
Exhibition reveals how summers by the sea shaped three great American painters
News Wrap: Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
What is postpartum psychosis? The condition at the center of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial
August 5, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode