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9:15 AM EDT on August 24, 2010

    • Oil Lobbyists Outspent Environmentalists Eight-fold During Climate Bill Debate (Open Secrets)
    • For the Umpteenth Time Rendell Calls for More Transportation Funding (Bloomberg)
    • Boxer Supports Villaraigosa's 30/10 Transit Plan (LATimes)
    • Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to Pursue Citywide Strategic Plan (TNAC)
    • GOP's Ron Johnson Buries Head in the Sand on Climate Change Science (TPM)
    • Vornado Pledges $100M in Transit Improvements as Part of Midtown Manhattan Tower (Crains, NYT)
    • Is a Green Taxi Industry Around the Corner? (Ecologist, subscription required)
    • New Cameras on Board Maryland Buses Search for Speeders (WTOP)
    • Surplus Yields $64.4 Million for Transit in Virginia (Land Line
    • Hang Onto Your Inhalers: EPA Delays Release of Ozone Standards (Greenwire)

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