Today’s Headlines
As environmental groups head to the White House for a meeting on the Senate climate bill, its unveiling pushed back by another week (Greenwire, Nat Jrnl) Democrats warn the Obama administration not to treat GM’s pension liabilities as its own (Det. News) House transportation committee members urge White House to roll back rule allowing Mexican … Continued
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Elana Schor
7:54 AM EDT on April 16, 2010
- As environmental groups head to the White House for a meeting on the Senate climate bill, its unveiling pushed back by another week (Greenwire, Nat Jrnl)
- Democrats warn the Obama administration not to treat GM’s pension liabilities as its own (Det. News)
- House transportation committee members urge White House to roll back rule allowing Mexican trucks on U.S. roads (Refrig. Transporter)
- The Federal Railroad Administration limits public comment period on its national bullet-train plan (Prog. Fix)
- Does Wisconsin’s new transit push leave its low-income residents stranded? (News Buzz)
- Arizona governor’s move to slice transit funding could face legal challenge (East Valley Trib)
- Georgia state lawmakers moving forward on legislation to aid Atlanta’s struggling transit network (AJC)
- Will vaunted zoning reform in Montgomery County, Maryland, actually change much about residential density? (Yglesias)
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