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8:58 AM EST on December 20, 2010

    • Feds May Reduce the Amount New Jersey Owes for the ARC Tunnel (Transpo Nation)
    • Autism Linked to Highway Pollution, New Study Says (Time)
    • Amtrak Apologizes for Nightmarish Trip (B'more Sun)
    • Top U.S. Climate Negotiator Calls For Global Warming 101 For Public (The Hill)
    • How Buzzed Are American Drivers? (Good)
    • Leadership Shake Up Could Revitalize Metro (WaPo)
    • If You Build It, More Traffic Will Come (Daily Progress)
    • Could Mail Trucks Serve as a Lifeline For Ailing Post Office? (NYT)
    • California Scales Back Soot Rules (SFGate)

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