Today’s Headlines
Energy Lobbyists Regroup During Spill Bill Delay; Reid Open to a Broader Approach (WSJ, The Hill) Grist: How Can We Make Housing in Walkable Places More Affordable? LaHood Watch: Secretary Unruffled By Threats to Block Rail Plan in Ohio (BusinessWeek) End in Site for Effort to Cap Gulf Gusher (CNN) Senators Nervous About EPA Plan … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:51 AM EDT on August 6, 2010
- Energy Lobbyists Regroup During Spill Bill Delay; Reid Open to a Broader Approach (WSJ, The Hill)
- Grist: How Can We Make Housing in Walkable Places More Affordable?
- LaHood Watch: Secretary Unruffled By Threats to Block Rail Plan in Ohio (BusinessWeek)
- End in Site for Effort to Cap Gulf Gusher (CNN)
- Senators Nervous About EPA Plan to Strengthen Smog Limits (The Hill)
- Sprawl Prevention Programs Face Budget Crunch (WSJ)
- Idaho Governor Calls For Cutting Gas Tax for Motorists (Times-News)
- Less Is More When It Comes to Road Signage, Argues John Stossel (Reason)
- LA Mayor Catches Flak From Cyclists About Timing of Bike Summit (LAist)
- Active Transportation Alliance Names New Executive Director (Chicago Tribune)
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