Dorry's Daily Digest for Sept. 10
A daily look at news from the Washington Post, New York Times and Wall Street Journal that caught our eye:
Energy and Environment
- EPA to study chemicals used to tap natural gas (NYT)
- Solar’s shining White House moment (WP)
- Reducing government’s carbon footprint (WP)
- BP lawyers reviewed report on rig accident (WSJ)
- EPA seeks gas-drilling facts (WSJ)
- Cheniere wins nod to export U.S. liquefied natural gas (WSJ)
- Hyundai develops fully electric car (WSJ)
Trade
- US trade deficit narrowed in July as exports rose (NYT)
- U.S. steelworkers target China (WP)
- Steelworkers blast China on subsidies (WSJ)
Health
- Brain-age scans seen as potential gauge of child development (WP)
- ObamaCare ‘Amnesia’ (WSJ opinion)
- U.S. rebukes health insurers (WSJ)
Financial Reform
- Obama vs. Wall Street: Call a truce (WP)
- We’ll always have Basel (WSJ opinion re bank capital)
- SEC hones in on Lehman, ‘Funds of Funds’ (WSJ)
- Agency examines oversight roles, possible conflict of advisory firms (WSJ)
Campaign Finance Reform and Ethics
- Gray wants federal probe of alleged vote-buying (WP)
- Fair courts at risk (NYT)