Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Promised Pittsburgh A Revolution. But For Whom?
"The technology, billed as a central pillar of the Steel City’s future, may be creating more economic anxiety than anything else."
Source: HuffPost, 09/29/2017
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Zinke Took $12,000 Charter Flight Home In Oil Exec’s Plane, Docs Show
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke chartered a flight from Las Vegas to near his home in Montana this summer aboard a plane owned by oil-and-gas executives, internal documents show."
Source: Washington Post, 09/29/2017
"Washington State Denies Key Permit For U.S.-Asia Coal Export Terminal"
"Washington state on Tuesday rejected a key permit needed for a proposed terminal to export coal to Asia, another blow to companies eager to sell Wyoming and Montana coal to Asian markets and to the Trump administration’s policy of global energy dominance."
Source: Reuters, 09/29/2017
"Interior Department to Overhaul Obama’s Sage Grouse Protection Plan"
"The Trump administration will seek to reconsider an Obama-era blueprint for protecting the greater sage grouse, a move that could lead to new mineral leasing, grazing and other commercial activities across the quirky bird’s Western habitat."
Source: NY Times, 09/29/2017
FERC Calls Court's Call for Climate Test of Pipeline "Inappropriate"
"The federal agency overseeing gas pipelines, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, issued a nine-page statement Wednesday that says it’s 'inappropriate' for the agency to try to figure out the climate change impact of the controversial Sabal Trail Pipeline."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 09/28/2017
"Exxon Vows to Cut Methane Leaks from US Shale Oil and Gas Operations"
"Environmentalists say Exxon's move demonstrates that the entire industry can stop methane emissions that are contributing to climate change."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/26/2017
CO Landfills Illegally Burying Low-Level Radwaste From Oil, Gas Industry
"Colorado landfills have been illegally burying low-level radioactive waste from the oil and gas industry that they are not approved to handle, state health officials revealed this week."
Source: Denver Post, 09/25/2017
"Solar: ITC Backs U.S. Panel Makers, Sends Case To Trump"
"The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled [Friday] that imported solar panels and modules are causing 'serious injury' to U.S. manufacturers, giving President Trump the final say about tariffs in a high-profile case that could unravel the American solar industry."
Source: Greenwire, 09/25/2017
"Weakened Dam Looms As Latest Threat To Puerto Rico After Hurricane"
"A dam in Puerto Rico weakened by heavy rains from Hurricane Maria was in danger of failing on Sunday, posing a flood threat to thousands of homes downstream as the storm-battered U.S. island territory struggled through a fifth day with virtually no electricity."
Source: Reuters, 09/25/2017
"Canada Deploys 'Multi-Pronged' Lobbying To Counter Trump's EPA Cuts"
"Canada has deployed a 'multi-pronged' lobbying strategy against the Trump administration's budget over concerns that proposed U.S. cuts will put a 'fundamental' component of the Trudeau government's climate change plan in jeopardy, newly-released federal briefing documents show."
Source: National Observer, 09/22/2017
