- A Massachusetts NIMBY fight finally gets resolved as Salazar okays a new wind farm off Cape Cod (WaPo Blogs)
- Houston light rail could lose federal funding thanks to concerns over compliance with "Buy American" rules (Chronicle)
- Trains that run on beef fat? Amtrak is starting the experiment (Det. News)
- Auto dealers continue twisting arms to preserve their exemption from new financial reform bill (WSJ)
- Sen. Feingold (D-WI) gets a new GOP challenger with a flip-floppy record on high-speed rail (Caridinal)
- New report highlights transportation's effects on rural agriculture communities (The Trucker, MachineFinder)
- Streetsblog NYC talks to one of the Big Apple's most high-profile transit union chiefs
- Dallas transit agency prepares for some serious belt-tightening (Morn News)
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