Alexa Flash Briefings

Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of February 13th

This is your daily news briefing from cheddar News Ford is potentially charging its commitment to E V batteries with a new plant in michigan. The company is expected to announce the construction of a new plant in marshall michigan to bolster its production of materials. Now, the new factory could add 2500 jobs. Masking is no longer required at hospitals and other health care spaces and the state of new york. The decision went into effect on sunday hospitals and businesses can still oppose a mask requirement if they want to. As scientists say, climate change is creating a potentially hazardous dust bowl in Salt Lake City. The iconic Salt lake is drying up at an alarming rate and leaving an expansive dust bowl behind. Now, this empty natural chamber actually contains hundreds of years of waste caused by mining runoff and that's your cheddar news update. I'm Shannon Lanier in new york.