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Three senators propose bill forcing BP to pay a higher share of the damages incurred by Gulf Coast oil spill (HuffPost) On-the-ground details from Ohio State University’s Moving Ahead transportation conference (Col. Gov. Examiner) An op-ed response to the Gulf spill: Keep drilling, stop driving, use oil wisely (Streetsblog SF) More spill fallout, as the … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:55 AM EDT on May 4, 2010

Three senators propose bill forcing BP to pay a higher share of the damages incurred by Gulf Coast oil spill (HuffPost)
On-the-ground details from Ohio State University’s Moving Ahead transportation conference (Col. Gov. Examiner)
An op-ed response to the Gulf spill: Keep drilling, stop driving, use oil wisely (Streetsblog SF)
More spill fallout, as the leaking oil imperils community rebuilding in Pass Christian, Mississippi (NRDC Blog)
Another extension of the sprawl-centric home buyer’s tax credit? House Dems file three separate bills to renew it (Politico)
Obama administration quietly rolling out more taxpayer-funded grants to develop electric-car batteries (USAT Blog)
As suburbanites grow more and more diverse (like their urban counterparts), their value as swing voters is rising (TNR’s The Avenue)
Washington D.C. transit system taking steps to beef up its safety oversight after a troubling year (WashPost)
Texas state DOT using fuzzy math to divert rail funding to roads (Chronicle)
Chicago plans a second bid for federal funding for a local bus rapid transit system (Tribune)

Elana Schor

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