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Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Promised Pittsburgh A Revolution. But For Whom? [1]

"The technology, billed as a central pillar of the Steel City’s future, may be creating more economic anxiety than anything else."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Technology [4]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
Source: HuffPost [8], 09/29/2017
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Zinke Took $12,000 Charter Flight Home In Oil Exec’s Plane, Docs Show [9]

"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."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [13], 09/29/2017
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Pittsburgh: "PWSA Looks At Pipe Coatings To Tackle Lead Problem" [14]

A new technology for coating the inside of lead service pipes could save homeowners money and make expensive replacement unnecessary. It is being tested.

Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Health [15]
Pollution [16]
Technology [4]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [18], 09/28/2017
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"Hidden Costs of Climate Change Running Hundreds of Billions a Year" [19]

"A new report warns of a high price tag on the impacts of global warming, from storm damage to health costs. But solutions can provide better value, the authors say."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [21]
Economy & Business [2]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: National Geographic [22], 09/28/2017
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"Solar: ITC Backs U.S. Panel Makers, Sends Case To Trump" [23]

"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."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [24], 09/25/2017
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Pruitt Met With Corporate Execs. Then He Made Decisions In Their Favor. [25]

"Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has met regularly with corporate executives from the automobile, mining and fossil fuel industries — in several instances shortly before making decisions favorable to those interest groups, according to a copy of his schedule obtained by The Washington Post."

Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [26], 09/25/2017
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Message To Auto Industry: 10 Top Companies Commit to Electric Vehicles [27]

"A group of large corporations, including utilities and an international delivery company, launched a global campaign today to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles and away from gas- and diesel-powered transportation—which generates almost a quarter of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and has been the fastest growing emissions source."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Technology [4]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
International [28]
Source: InsideClimate News [29], 09/20/2017
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After Giveaways to Industry, Mining Execs To Spend Big at Trump DC Hotel [30]

"The chief executives of some of the largest coal and mining companies in the country have chosen the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., for a private conference next month, according to documents obtained by The Intercept."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Intercept [32], 09/15/2017
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"Emails Show How the Food Industry Uses ‘Science’ to Push Soda" [33]

"A conversation between two former Coke executives reveals some of the tricks of the trade. "

Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [35]
Science [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg [37], 09/14/2017
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Realtors Block Sea-Level Warnings That Could Crimp Coastal Profits [38]

"All along the coast of the southeast United States, the real estate industry confronts a hurricane. Not the kind that swirls in the Atlantic, but a storm of scientific information about sea-level rise that threatens the most lucrative, commission-boosting properties."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [35]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: McClatchy [39], 09/14/2017
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