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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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Despite concerns about a global oil and petrochemical glut, the Trump administration released a report this week touting the strong future of coal and…
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Losing millions of dollars a year at its power plants, Ohio-based FirstEnergy has asked the Trump administration for help. Though it may have the…
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FirstEnergy Corp. said it will shut down three nuclear plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania within the next three years, making it the latest U.S. utility to…
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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…
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The Trump administration’s plan to prop up money-losing coal and nuclear plants could have a big impact on how Pennsylvanians get their electricity.…
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Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory south of Pittsburgh are discovering valuable rare earth elements in coal waste.Rare earth…
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Speaking Friday at the National Energy Technology Laboratory near Pittsburgh, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry emphasized the link between energy…
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Autonomous robots could handle and dispose of waste from nuclear sites as part of a robotics traineeship program between Carnegie Mellon University and…
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About 160 area students toured the U.S. Department of Energy's Technology Laboratory Wednesday as part of President Obama's Brother's Keeper initiative to…