August 28, 2020

31 Aug August 28, 2020

Top News

• ‘We’re not budging’: Efforts to restart coronavirus talks sputter. Politico
• Takeaways from the Republican National Convention. CBS News
• Biden, Harris prepare to travel more as campaign heats up. Associated Press
• Thousands Gather For March On Washington To Demand Police Reform And Racial Equality. NPR
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• One solution to California’s blackouts? The world’s biggest battery. Grist
• 2020’s “extremely active” hurricane season, explained. Vox
• Poor Neighborhoods Feel Brunt Of Rising Heat. Cities Are Mapping Them To Bring Relief. NPR
• Preserving Trees Becomes Big Business, Driven by Emissions Rules. Wall Street Journal
• Senate Democrats reveal climate plan to achieve net-zero carbon economy. SmartCitiesDive

Indian Affairs

• Justice Dept. Executes Native American Man Convicted of Murder. New York Times
• Navajo Nation wants more say over criminal justice matters. Associated Press
• The Navajo Nation and White Mountain Apache Tribe chase down a virus. High Country News

Labor

• New Unemployment Benefits Could Take Weeks to Distribute. Route Fifty
• Unemployment Claims Remain Historically High. Wall Street Journal
• Trump could act unilaterally to avoid U.S. airline layoffs, White House says. Reuters

Taxation & Trade

• White House Wants Companies to Foot Payroll Tax Bill for Workers. New York Times
• White House Draws Doubt With Claim of $75 Billion for Poor Areas. Bloomberg
• Fed changes its approach to inflation, as leaders aim to navigate future crises and reach full employment. Washington Post
• The Law Preventing Congress from Sending States the Coronavirus Bill. Governing
• Covid Crisis Drives Historic Drop in Global Trade. Wall Street Journal
• Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he’s resigning for health reasons. Associated Press
• Phil Hogan resigns as EU trade chief after Ireland trip furore. Reuters

Technology

• Autonomous vehicles could improve policing, public safety, and much more. Brookings Institution
• Waymo self-driving trucks hit the road in Texas. Road Show
• E-Bikes Are All the Rage. Should They Be? New York Times

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Silent trains to masks: U.S. cities fight to revive public transport. Reuters
• UC Davis: COVID-19 Having Major Impact On Transportation. AASHTO Journal
• Capital Budgets and Maintenance in Line to Take Hits, Local Government Survey Finds. Route Fifty
• The rocky road ahead. American City & Country
• Trump Touts Infrastructure Permitting Reforms. Transport Topics
• We Need to Talk About School Transportation. Bloomberg CityLab

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