Hello again everyone. So muce this sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin this hour with growing pressure on capitol hill to avoid a crippling Government Shutdown this week. Time is running out. Lawmakers now have just six days to pass a Spending Bill to fund the government. Federal agencies have already started the formal process of preparing for a shutdown and if that happens millions of federal workers could have their paychecks withheld until a deal is reached. But with the clock ticking, it is clear House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy doesnt have the votes to pass a stopgap funding bill. House republicans are engaged in Open Warfare Over who is to blame for the stalemate. The hold outs keep saying to Kevin Mccarthy dont bring bipartisan bills to the floor. We dont want you to use democrat votes to avert a shutdown. But theyre using democrat votes to try to cause a shutdown. These individuals, these republican holdouts are voting with nancy pelosi. We should have separate single subject
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onto your plate. plus we ve got reservations with the michelin star chef putting sustainability on the menu. we start with the tiny shellfish playing a big role in our ecosystems. decades ago these waters along the east coast of the united states were teeming with oysters. but after generations of overharvesting they nearly disappeared. now teams are working to restore our local oyster populations, notjust because they re delicious but because of their incredible power to clean up the pollution we leave behind. the waterways of the chesapeake bay stretch across six states with millions of people living near its shores. it s one of the world s largest estuaries, but also one of the most polluted. now, a small sometimes overlooked creature is being restored to help us clean up the mess. oysters are making a comeback. i look at each oyster as a living water treatment plant. they re essentially like the kidneys of the chesapeake bay. oysters are more than just a happy hour de
and as our population continues to grow, that impact will only become bigger. whether you re a meat eater, a vegan, or maybe somewhere in between, we ve got a feast of climate solutions that can help keep you and our planet healthy. i m carl nasman and this is future earth. welcome to the new series shining a light on the simple real world solutions we already have to help us solve the biggest challenge of our lifetimes. each week, we ll be taking you on a journey from our forests to the oceans, examining where we live, how we travel and what we eat. we ll show you some of the paths for tackling the climate crisis, meeting the innovators, action takers and climate heroes who are truly making a difference. coming up this week, why volunteers are racing to restore billions of oysters across our waterways, how we meet the challenge of feeding an ever growing population while keeping sustainability a top priority. don t look now, but insects could soon start creeping onto your pl