Week in Review: March 13-16, 2023

Episode Format:

1. Ohio Files Suit Against Norfolk Southern Following Toxic Train Derailment (3:02)

2. The Days That Followed the SVB and Signature Collapse (11:36)

3. House and Senate Unanimously Pass Bill to Declassify COVID-19 Origins (17:58)

4. Biden Administration Approves Willow Oil Drilling Project (22:49)

5. Republican Party’s Split Views on Support for Ukraine (29:41)

6. Texas Executes Arthur Brown Jr. (34:42)

Sources below

Ohio Files Suit Against Norfolk Southern Following Toxic Train Derailment

https://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-ag-announce-steps-accountability-east-palestine-toxic/story?id=97852609

https://nscorp.mediaroom.com/2023-03-14-Norfolk-Southern-working-toward-long-term-funds-to-benefit-East-Palestine

https://ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/2023-03-14-Norfolk-Southern-Complaint-FILED.aspx

The Days That Followed the SVB and Signature Collapse

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/stock-market-svb-inflation-ppi-031523/index.html

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163301477/after-2-banks-failed-sen-warren-blames-the-loosening-of-restrictions?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-regulator-taps-piper-sandler-new-bid-sell-silicon-valley-bank-sources-2023-03-15/

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/13/the-emergency-bank-rescue-that-almost-didnt-happen-72-hours-00086868

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/systemically-important-financial-institution-sifi.asp#:~:text=What%20Is%20a%20Systemically%20Important,if%20it%20were%20to%20collapse.

House and Senate Unanimously Pass Bill to Declassify COVID-19 Origins

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/619/text

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/1162612886/covid-origins-bill

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dems-gop-vote-unanimously-declassify-covid-origins-intel-send-bill-biden

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-origin-china-lab-leak-807b7b0a

Biden Administration Approves Willow Oil Drilling Project

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/13/1163075377/willow-drilling-project-alaska-approved-biden?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-substantially-reduces-scope-willow-project

https://eplanning.blm.gov/projects/109410/200258043/20075032/250081214/Lease%20Map.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNPkqLYm8Bo

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/14/politics/willow-project-oil-alaska-explained-climate/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/politics/willow-project-alaska-oil-biden-approval-climate/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-oil-drilling-biden-environment-climate-c39147c8ae1797aab9cb27219bf92675

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/14/politics/willow-project-oil-alaska-explained-climate/index.html

Republican Party’s Split Views on Support for Ukraine

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163363579/desantis-trump-ukraine-republican-split?utm_campaign=politics&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews

Texas Executes Arthur Brown Jr.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arthur-brown-jr-execution-texas-drug-related-killings-of-4/