Today’s Headlines
NOAA Scientist Acknowledges Oil Plume Size Was Initially Underestimated (TPM) Port of Miami Overhaul Will Give Freight a Major Boost (Miami Herald) Arlington Names FHWA Official in Lawsuit to Prevent Highway Widening (WaPo) Two Calif. Cities Want Out of High-Speed Rail Plan (Mercury News) Vote for Cap-and-Trade Costs New Mexico Rep. Harry Teague Millions (Politico) Obesity-Fueled … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:31 AM EDT on August 23, 2010
- NOAA Scientist Acknowledges Oil Plume Size Was Initially Underestimated (TPM)
- Port of Miami Overhaul Will Give Freight a Major Boost (Miami Herald)
- Arlington Names FHWA Official in Lawsuit to Prevent Highway Widening (WaPo)
- Two Calif. Cities Want Out of High-Speed Rail Plan (Mercury News)
- Vote for Cap-and-Trade Costs New Mexico Rep. Harry Teague Millions (Politico)
- Obesity-Fueled Diabetes Driving Up Hospital Costs (CTMirror)
- Feds Simulate Attack on Boston Subway (AP)
- Federal Money Critical for Minneapolis Light Rail Line (MN Public Radio)
- Norfolk Southern Completes Key Track Upgrades in Northern Virginia (NV Daily)
- New High-Tech Parking Meters in LA Will Accept Credit Cards (LATimes)
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