Arkansas's top news stories | June 8, 2024

[@AlyssaSummey]

@thv11 I'd love to see a follow-up piece on the environmental cost difference between the extraction, processing, and disposal of electric versus gasoline engines and/or motors. Because both are terrible for the environment. But which causes the most harm and impact to the environment might inform people for their purchasing habits....

[@arkansasnaturalstate]

Key facts: The latest available data pertinent to this claim covers 2020 and 2021. As of this writing, there is no data available for 2022 and 2023. The claim that guns were the leading cause of death for U.S. children in 2020 and 2021 is true only if the selected age range is 1- 19 years old. This range excludes infants under one year old, who have a unique risk of age-specific causes of death. Similarly, capping the age range at 17, instead of 18 or 19, also alters the result, as children aged 17 and under have a greater risk of dying of vehicle-related injuries.