The location of the track is now the Jerome Park Reservoir next to Lehman College. The inaugural Belmont Stakes was run in 1867 at Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx.Race: It is the 151 st running of the Belmont Stakes. Obviously, he was also quite involved in horse racing, and his imprint is even intertwined within the history of the Kentucky Derby. The oldest of the Triple Crown races, Belmont Stakes are named after August Belmont, a financier who made quite a name and fortune for himself in New York politics and society. The final Jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown is Saturday when the Belmont Stakes runs at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY, just outside New York City on Long Island. I can send you his latest insights or just drop Josh an email at get ready for the Belmont on Saturday. My colleague Josh Zive is covering it completely and can be a great “on-the-record” or background resource on the issue for you or your colleagues covering trade. There has been a lot going over trade with the new tariffs on Mexico, the USMCA heading to Congress and all the other whirl wind on Australia, China, etc. Off the Hill, Cato looks at the Jones Act’s impact on LNG tomorrow, CSIS looks at climate disaster shocks on countries Wednesday and SEIA Head Abby Hopper meets with WRISE hosting a Thursday lunch & learn event Also Wednesday, the House Select Intelligence Committee holds hearing on the national security implications of climate change. leadership and expanding opportunities for licensing new nuclear energy technologies. Senate Environment has Wallace tomorrow and then digs into advanced nuclear technology, focusing on protecting U.S. On the hearing front, Senate Energy looks at opportunities for the expanded deployment of grid-scale energy storage and the nomination of Interior/FWS director Robert Wallace on Wednesday. Check out the video link and coverage.Ĭongress is back inaction this week and will roll back into budget issues. While it goes into effect for the summer, this isn’t the last we’ll hear about this issue given the expected lawsuits from the refining industry.Īndy Wheeler discussed the driving season E15 issue and other EPA items at lunch with the National Press Club today. Also other refinery workers are angry the EPA cut back on RIN market reforms that they say were part of the deal. It is an issue that pleases the ethanol industry, but has drawn scrutiny from refiners who say it is illegal and enviros who say it will increase air pollution. MIT’s Jeremy Gregory is a great expert who can discuss how we can build better and what Congress is doing to help.Īs for the driving season, EPA released its E15 rule on Friday finalizing a plan that will allow higher ethanol gasoline to be sold in summer months. And you may recall the story about the one house in Mexico Beach that was built with resilience measure that remained standing. The 20 Atlantic hurricane seasons caused significant damage in different ways, including the flattening of Mexico Beach, FL due to wind damage. First, hurricanes: MIT experts that are researching hurricanes and building resiliency are available to discuss the 2019 hurricane forecast and season. June 1 st means both now Hurricane Season and Summer Driving Season are underway. Kudos to Scripps for awarding the $50K scholarships to all of the co-winners. How about the unprecedented results at the Scripps Spelling Bee on Friday when 8 middle schoolers stumped judges and Webster’s Dictionary for 20 rounds until they were all finally declared co-champions. After another fun trip through SoCal, we are ready to get back to the action.
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