The news cycle is constantly evolving and Crosstalk is on top of it. Here's a selection of stories from this broadcast:--South Dakota farmers are celebrating a major victory. Their state's public utilities commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to reject a controversial carbon capture pipeline proposal.--After hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida last week, reports of electric vehicles catching fire after coming into contact with flood waters began to merge. At least 2 Tesla vehicles ignited after being contaminated by salt water from storm surge according to ABC's Tampa Bay affiliate.--21 electric vehicles are known to have burned in connection to flooding from hurricane Ian in Florida and the Carolinas last year. --An electric vehicle abruptly stopped in the middle of a busy road near Salisbury, England, and remained immovable for most of the day causing a 9 hour traffic bottleneck.--The Biden administration is making up to 12 billion dollars available for automakers to retrofit their facilities to make electric vehicles and hybrids.--Saudi Arabia and Russia prolonged their unilateral oil supply curbs by another 3 months, a more aggressive move than traders had been expecting as the OPEC+ members seek to support a fragile global market.--In a major setback to U.S. energy production, the Biden administration confirmed plans to cancel oil and gas leases in an Alaskan federal wildlife refuge that were awarded to a state agency.--Gas prices hit the highest level for early September in over a decade.--The Biden administration quietly reversed a Trump era regulation by moving to ban the transport of liquefied natural gas by rail system.