💬 Quoted…​​ “We had to wait for California to take a step because there’s some federal requirement California had to go first.”

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans yesterday to ban the sale of all new gas-powered vehicles within the state by 2035, adopting regulations first approved by California last month.

• The rules also establish annual targets for EV sales, starting at 35% in 2026. Washington and Massachusetts have also announced plans to follow CA’s lead. (Background)

✈️ Stat of the Day: More than 5,000 “ghost flights” – with completely empty planes – have flown to or from UK airports since 2019, while an additional 35,000 flights operated with fewer than 10% of seats filled over that same period, per a new report from The Guardian.

🌎 Around the World: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a signing ceremony on Friday to formally annex four areas of Russian-occupied Ukraine after local referendums condemned by Ukraine and the West as a sham.

🤯 Did You Know?... Domesticated rabbits can’t breed with wild rabbits in America, since they’re actually a different species.

📖 Worth a Read: The Science-Backed Strategies That Will Actually Help You Eat Better → (WSJ)