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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The U.S. Department of Energy is considering Pittsburgh for a lab to research removing carbon dioxide from the air; and it’s been 20 years since the firings of two head coaches that inspired the Rooney Rule, meant to diversify leadership among National Football League teams — we discuss where the league stands today. Today’s guests include: Anya Litvak, energy reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Jeremi Duru, professor of law at American University, specializing in sports law and employment discrimination, and Jim Rooney, son of former Steelers owner Dan Rooney and author of “A Different Way to Win”.
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Government and industry leaders from across the world will meet this week at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center for the Global Clean Energy Action Forum. The three-day event begins Wednesday, with more than 6,000 people registered to attend.
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A state court has blocked Pennsylvania from participating in a regional carbon pricing program to combat climate change, ruling in favor of coal-related interests that argue the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf is seeking to impose an unlawful tax. Wolf made Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy meant to curb power plants' emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide. The Wolf administration says it will appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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The centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change has passed its last regulatory hurdle in a fight pitting Democrats, nuclear power plant owners and the renewable energy sector against Republicans, fossil fuel-plant owners, blue-collar labor unions and heavy industry.
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On today’s program: A new study found pollution-related deaths in southwestern Pennsylvania could be reduced if the Biden administration passes a plan to limit carbon emissions; how historical investigation in the Manchester neighborhood could open it up to financial funding for historical preservation of African American neighborhoods; and Carnegie Mellon University professor Swarun Kumar tells how the latest generation of wireless infrastructure is already pushing 5G networks forward.
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is solidifying its intention to begin imposing a price on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants next year, over the protests of coal- and gas-region lawmakers and elements of the energy industry.
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A key state House committee Tuesday advanced a proposal to stop Pennsylvania from entering a regional cap-and-trade program with 10 other northeastern…
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Since his second term began last year, there’s been a theme for Tom Wolf’s tenure as Pennsylvania’s governor: climate change. After Pennsylvania…
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Three experts whose work focuses on issues related to climate change discussed whether it’s possible for the U.S. to eventually get its electricity from…
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Attorneys General from 11 states, including Pennsylvania, have won a federal court case against the U.S. Department of Energy. The Department must move…