New York City and Boston get gold stars for topping this year’s City Clean Energy Scorecard. But even their high marks show great room for improvement. Plus, fires in California are devastating the state, and officials say there’s also a risk for fires here in New England. And, a Boston neighborhood fights for its trees: how a boulevard redesign threatens to intensify the damaging environmental impact.

Guests:

Beth Daley - Editor and general manager at The Conversation, U.S.

Dr. Aaron Bernstein - Interim director of The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

Cabell Eames - Legislative manager at the Better Future Project, a Massachusetts-based grassroots climate-action organization

Later in the show:

Cars are getting political this year, and what's under the hood is at the center of a contentious debate about Question 1 on the Massachusetts ballot. The proposal would update the commonwealth's original "Right to Repair" law, which was passed by a voter referendum in 2012. It would mandate that independent vehicle repair shops have the same access to wirelessly transmitted vehicle data that automakers have. Supporters say a "Yes" vote on Question 1 guarantees that independent auto repair shops will not be cut off from the new wireless technology known as 'telematics' and shut out of the market. Supporters of a 'No' vote on Question 1 say greater access to this data could pave the way for malicious cyberattacks and tampering of personal data.

Guests:

Conor Yunits is a spokesperson for the “No on 1” campaign and Coalition for Safe and Secure Data.

Tommy Hickey is the director of the “Yes on 1” campaign and Right to Repair Committee.

Show Credits:

Under the Radar with Callie Crossley is a production of WGBH, produced by Hannah Uebele and engineered by Dave Goodman.

Kate Dario is our intern.
Our theme music is FISH AND CHIPS by #weare2saxys’, Grace Kelly and Leo P.

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Environmental News: Boston Scores High Marks For Clean Energy, Roxbury Fights For Its Trees, And New England's Wildfire Risk