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Oberstar urges Obama to back quick passage of his new transportation bill during a closed-door Dem meeting, to no avail — POTUS would only back general infrastructure investments (The Hill) Will Democrat’s loss of their 60-vote margin in the Senate, and its subsequent consequences for climate legislation, hamper a global agreement on emissions? Nope, says … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:50 AM EST on January 21, 2010

Oberstar urges Obama to back quick passage of his new transportation bill during a closed-door Dem meeting, to no avail — POTUS would only back general infrastructure investments (The Hill)
Will Democrat’s loss of their 60-vote margin in the Senate, and its subsequent consequences for climate legislation, hamper a global agreement on emissions? Nope, says the U.N. climate chief (WSJ Blogs)
Environmental groups begin pushing back against the notion that a Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) could derail climate legislation this year (NRDC Blog)
FTA chief’s message to Minnesotans: Our new, livability-centric transit rules don’t ignore cost-effectiveness (Pioneer Press)
A verdict could come soon in Pennsylvania’s pivotal push to toll I-80 (WJAC)
More on the Obama administration’s quiet environmental shakeup in its first year (Merc News)
Grants awarded to help boost work on an official U.S. Bicycle Route System (Bike Retailer)

Elana Schor

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