August 12, 2022

14 Aug August 12, 2022

Top News

• Biden Administration Awards $2.2B in Transportation Grants. Route Fifty
• GOP contorts itself in defense of Trump as new FBI search details emerge. Politico
• Citing lower risk, CDC changes COVID-19 exposure guidelines. Roll Call
• Global Population Is About to Hit 8 Billion—and Some Argue It Is Near Its Peak. Wall Street Journal
• The nation’s cartoonists on this week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• The long road to the climate bill. Axios
• Average US gas price falls below $4 per gallon. The Hill
• Budget bill would task EPA to scrutinize companies’ climate goals. Roll Call
• California aims to score big in the race for offshore wind. The Verge

Indian Affairs

• ‘Reservation Dogs,’ now in Season 2, remains one of the most original shows on TV. NPR
• The cost of green energy: The nation’s biggest lithium mine may be going up on a site sacred to Native Americans. NBC News
• Some Native Americans say this Pilgrim site is failing as a bi-cultural museum. NPR
• Michigan Stop on Road to Healing Tour Expected to Draw 500 to Share Their Boarding School Experiences. Native News

Labor

• Too radical or not radical enough? US’s top labor lawyer in the spotlight. Guardian
• Labor unions are hot, but their moment may not last. Los Angeles Times
• ‘Free’ Job Training Can Cost a Fortune for Employees Who Quit. Yahoo News
• Congress ‘Snubbed’ Labor Board in Climate Bill, Staff Union Says. Bloomberg Law

Taxation & Trade

• Still friends? Review of U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade two years under the ‘New NAFTA’. Reuters
• The IRS wants to spend billions on “enforcement.” Here’s who is most likely to get audited. CBS News
• Remarks by Ambassador Katherine Tai at the 2022 United Steelworkers Constitutional Convention. USTR
• China’s Xi Jinping Plans to Meet With Biden in First Foreign Trip in Nearly Three Years. Wall Street Journal

Technology

• Antitrust Bill Targeting Big Tech in Limbo as Congress Prepares to Recess. Wall Street Journal
• The FTC is pushing for changes to how Big Tech handles data. The Verge
• CISA Issues Cybersecurity Toolkit for Election Officials. Route Fifty
• Twitter rolls out election misinformation enforcement ahead of midterms. The Hill

Transportation & Infrastructure

• With a Big Surge in Transportation Funding, a State Decides Its Spending Priorities. Route Fifty
• The Technology That Could Stop Speeders in Their Tracks. Bloomberg City Lab
• Electric bus orders surge, but deliveries lag. Smart Cities Dive
• Is sustainable mining possible? The EV revolution depends on it. Washington Post

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