Today’s Headlines
- LaHood Calls on Congress to Take Up Transportation Bill (Governing)
- Chaos on the Mississippi Threatens Oil Production (HuffPo)
- More Americans Turning to Transit as Gas Prices Rise (CNN Money)
- Dem Senators Rip ConocoPhillips CEO for Calling End to Oil Subsidies "Un-American" (Climate Progress)
- Will the Debt Ceiling Debate Kill EPA Climate Regs? (The Hill)
- Minnesota GOP Slashes Transit Funding (Star Tribune)
- Terror Threat to Railroads Overrated (Miller-McCune)
- Rep. Issa: Let's Frack Our Way Out of High Gas Prices (Politico)
- Has Obama's Rail Plan Lived Up to the Hype? No, But... (Time)
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