** Published reports indicate China is facing power cuts because of its ban on Australian coal. Local authorities reportedly cannot keep street lights on and factories have been forced to close.
** Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it adjusts to a weaker outlook according to Reuters.
** Shares of natural gas fueling company Clean Energy Fuels jumped as much as 12.5% in trading Monday after the company announced a fuel and infrastructure deal with Total. The two companies announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a 50/50 joint venture to develop renewable natural gas production and infrastructure in the U.S. reported Motley Fool.
** Three states and D.C. signed onto a regional cap-and-trade plan Monday for emissions from car and truck fuels — aiming to cut carbon pollution from the highest-emitting sector of the U.S. economy reported POLITICO.
** Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday tightened standards for how much lead can remain as dust on surfaces such as floors and window sills after lead removal activities, in a move that environmentalists said doesn’t go far enough reported Morning Consult.