'BradCast' 7/27/2022 (Good news on Trump accountability, USPS electric vehicles. Guest; Adrian Martinez of Earthjustice)

Published: July 28, 2022, 1:44 a.m.

b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 In an interview with NBC News' Lester Holt, US Attorney General Merrick Garland reiterated that the Justice Department is working 'to bring to justice EVERYBODY who is criminally responsible for interfering with the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another.' New reporting confirms that the Justice Department has been investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to steal the 2020 election in a criminal probe for many months, and that top former Trump White House aides are cooperating with federal prosecutors. In response to a massive public pressure campaign, the US Postal Service announced it will dramatically increase its purchase of new, all-electric vehicles to replace its ancient fleet of polluting, gas-guzzling delivery trucks. USPS now says instead of replacing just 10 percent of its fleet with EVs, 40 percent will now be all-electric. ADRIAN MARTINEZ, Senior Attorney at non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice, explains how his organization and other groups used litigation and a public pressure campaign to force USPS to shift gears; how USPS leadership attempted to slither out of EPA tailpipe emissions laws, union labor and environmental reviews; the long process of replacing USPS leadership; and why the public must keep up the pressure until USPS agrees to move to 100 percent electric vehicles to fight pollution and climate change. Also today:\\xa0 President Biden, recovered from his bout with COVID, encouraged all Americans to utilize free vaccinations, boosters and anti-viral treatments to protect themselves and their families."