July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

Top News

  • Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data. New York Times
  • Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Cancer Again, Says She Will Remain On The Court. NPR
  • U.S. shatters coronavirus record with over 77,000 cases in a day. CNBC
  • Wealthy donors help Biden best Trump in second quarter U.S. election fundraising. Reuters
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

  • Biden Announces $2 Trillion Climate Plan. New York Times
  • America’s great outdoors is showing its age. Congress is proposing a facelift. Washington Post
  • Coalition of World Mayors Releases Pandemic Recovery Blueprint, Rallies for ‘Green and Just’ Rebuild. Morning Consult
  • ‘Compelling’ evidence air pollution worsens coronavirus – study. The Guardian
  • A Plunge in Mass Transit Ridership Deals a Huge Blow to Climate Change Mitigation. Inside Climate News

Indian Affairs

  • Tribes Struggle To Meet Deadline To Spend Virus Relief Aid. Oregon Public Broadcasting
  • Oklahoma AG reaches jurisdiction agreement with five tribes. Associated Press
  • Coronavirus pandemic threatens accurate census count for Native American tribes. NBC News
  • Tribes say delayed COVID-19 funds hurt coronavirus relief, other efforts. Cronkite News

Labor

  • How the End of the Federal Unemployment Boost Will Hurt the Economy. Route Fifty
  • Massachusetts Sues Uber and Lyft Over the Status of Drivers. New York Times
  • Jobs Recovery Shows Signs of Slowing as Coronavirus Surges. Wall Street Journal
  • Transit union to join national protests for police reform and racial equity. Washington Post

Taxation & Trade

  • Thousands of Small Business Owners Have Not Gotten Disaster Loans the Government Promised Them. ProPublica
  • Trump demands payroll tax cut in next Covid relief bill. Politico
  • Trump Administration Turns Up Pressure on China on Several Fronts. Wall Street Journal
  • Defying U.S., China and Iran Near Trade and Military Partnership. New York Times

Technology

  • Next Up for Electrification: Heavy-Duty Trucks and Construction Machinery. Green Tech Media
  • How One City Went Virtual In 30 Days. Route Fifty
  • Twitter Attack Underscores Broad Cyber Risks Still Facing U.S. Elections.
  • Lessons from the Awkward Life and Death of the Segway. Bloomberg CityLab

Transportation & Infrastructure

  • Trump Overhauls Key Environmental Law To Speed Up Pipelines And Other Projects. NPR
  • House Transportation Panel Advances Water Infrastructure Bill. Transport Topics
  • Reeling from the loss of gas tax revenue during pandemic, states are deferring billions of dollars of transportation projects. Washington Post
  • How the ‘15-Minute City’ Could Help Post-Pandemic Recovery. Bloomberg CityLab
  • Subways sparkle, but does cleaning decrease COVID-19 risk? Associated Press

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