Photos: Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Protesters and Pittsburgh police clash Tuesday at the intersection of Craig Street and Forbes Avenue in Oakland, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick greets President Donald Trump, while flanked by U.S Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (left) and president of Blackstone Jon Gray (right) during the closing panel of Tuesday’s inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Protesters stand in and demonstrate Tuesday at Schenley Plaza during a PGH Stand Up/PGH Make Good Trouble event, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Katie Dickey of Homestead — dressed as Lady Liberty with her torch wrapped in her medical preselections and bills — protests the loss of coverage during a march Tuesday down Forbes Avenue in Oakland.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Attendees listen to speakers Tuesday during the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
A protester leads a “funeral” during a demonstration Tuesday at Schenley Plaza during a PGH Stand Up/PGH Make Good Trouble event, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
President Donald Trump listens during the closing panel during Tuesday’s inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Protesters march down Forbes Avenue in Oakland on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Sen. Dave McCormick greets attendees Tuesday at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Protesters march down Forbes Avenue in Oakland on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s campus.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Protesters and Pittsburgh police clash Tuesday at the intersection of Craig Street and Forbes Avenue in Oakland, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Protesters and Pittsburgh police clash Tuesday at the intersection of Craig Street and Forbes Avenue in Oakland, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Pittsburgh police on horseback block a section of Forbes Avenue on Tuesday as protesters march down the street in Oakland, ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Attendees gather Tuesday during the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Those attending Tuesday’s business summit at Carnegie Mellon University make their way down Forbes Avenue as protesters and police were confronting each other nearby.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Attendees gather Tuesday during the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Pittsburgh police stand at the ready Tuesday to confront protesters at the intersection of Craig Street and Forbes Avenue in Oakland, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro takes questions from media Tuesday at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Attendees gather Tuesday during the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
A protester wearing a breathing apparatus retreats Tuesday after pepper spray was released by Pittsburgh police in Oakland.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Attendees gather Tuesday during the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Joe Macklin speaks Tuesday during a demonstration at Schenley Plaza during a PGH Stand Up/PGH Make Good Trouble event.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Attendees gather Tuesday during the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Protesters march down Forbes Avenue in Oakland on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump was set to visit Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Attendees listen to the closing panel during Tuesday’s inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
Some of the nation’s top energy companies joined President Donald Trump and leading state officials Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, held at Carnegie Mellon University.
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said the summit could pave the way for tens of thousands of new jobs in the Commonwealth across the energy and artificial intelligence industries.
Meanwhile, just outside in the streets of Oakland, peaceful protests escalated into clashes with law enforcement.
TribLive staff photojournalists Shane Dunlap and Louis B. Ruediger documented the day’s events.
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