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Transit Projects Across US at Risk As Trump Infrastructure Plan Falters [1]

"Dozens of public transit projects around the country are in danger of stalling as the White House’s plan to boost U.S. infrastructure fails to gain momentum — with thousands of jobs at risk."

Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [7], 06/12/2017
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Trump Plans to Shift Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States, Business [8]

"President Trump will lay out a vision this coming week for sharply curtailing the federal government’s funding of the nation’s infrastructure and calling upon states, cities and corporations to shoulder most of the cost of rebuilding roads, bridges, railways and waterways."

Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [9], 06/08/2017
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US Airlines Affirm Aviation Emissions Deal After Trump's Paris Pullout [10]

"U.S. airlines on Tuesday affirmed their support for a plan to curb emissions from flights, under review by the administration of President Donald Trump who recently decided to take the country out of Paris climate change accord."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [2]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [5]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [14], 06/07/2017
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Award-Winner Looks Ahead to Prospects of a Perfect Storm [15]

Extreme weather hypotheticals can be hard to cover. But when news teams Texas Tribune and ProPublica partnered on an award-winning investigation into how a major hurricane in Houston could kill thousands and cripple the national economy, they produced an innovative digital reporting package that brought home the human impacts.

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"Infrastructure: White House Launches Vision On Spending, Projects" [20]

"The White House today began a weeklong effort to promote plans to boost infrastructure spending by private companies, states and cities."

Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [21], 06/06/2017
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"China Looks to Capitalize on Clean Energy as U.S. Retreats" [22]

"China’s devastating pollution problems began here, in coal country, where legions of workers toiled and often died to exhume the rich deposits that fueled the country’s sooty rise to economic power. Today, these muddy plains are home to a potent symbol of China’s new ambition: to bypass the United States and cement its dominant role in clean energy."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Public [5]
Asia [24]
Source: NY Times [25], 06/06/2017
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"Mayor Peduto Slams Trump For Name-Dropping Pittsburgh" [26]

"When Bill Peduto campaigned this spring for re-election, he banked on Pittsburghers’ distaste for the president. The mayor aired a 30-second TV spot that knocked Donald Trump over health care and education, even calling him a New England Patriots fan."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [28], 06/02/2017
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Oil Drops: Investors Bet Trump Climate Withdrawal To Boost US Drilling [29]

"The price of oil has fallen sharply as investors bet that President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement will increase the country's oil and gas production."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Public [5]
International [13]
Source: AP [30], 06/02/2017
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Bucking Trump, Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord [31]

"Representatives of American cities, states and companies are preparing to submit a plan to the United Nations pledging to meet the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Paris climate accord, despite President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [2]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [32], 06/02/2017
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Exxon Shareholders Approve Climate Impact Report In Win For Activists [33]

"Exxon Mobil Corp shareholders on Wednesday approved a proposal calling for the company to disclose the impact of compliance with global climate change guidelines on its business, an issue central to probes by two state attorneys general."

Activism [34]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [35], 06/01/2017
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