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Wednesday’s Headlines Are Drilling, Baby, Drill!

Under President Biden, the U.S. is already producing record amounts of crude oil. That's not enough for Republicans.

By Blake Aued

12:00 AM EDT on March 22, 2023

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Drilling, Baby, Drill!

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The U.S. is already producing record amounts of crude oil, but Republicans want to drill even more. (Roll Call)
It will surprise no one who’s been on Twitter lately that Elon Musk is single-handedly responsible for the problems with Tesla’s so-called “Full Self-Driving” technology. (Washington Post)
The cost of lithium — a key component of EV batteries — is falling, but no one knows for how long. (New York Times)
Sure, a lot of drivers think they can break the law with impunity, but hundreds of thousands of “sovereign citizens” literally think the law doesn’t apply to them. (Jalopnik)
An obscure 1920 maritime law is clogging up U.S. roads with trucks filled with goods that could be transported more efficiently by water. (The Atlantic)
If you don’t mind paying the $2,000 gas-guzzler tax, you can buy this $100,000 Dodge with a 1,000-horsepower engine. (Car and Driver)
Vice dubs the recently deceased King of Prussia rail line in Philadelphia the second-worst transit project in the U.S., behind the much-maligned LaGuardia plane train.
Some good news on the ridership front: The D.C. Metro is ramping up train service as numbers continue to break post-pandemic records. (DCist)
Arizona legislators are meddling with Phoenix’s transit expansion plans because they know they would lose at the ballot box. (Republic)
Deploying social workers on the Twin Cities’ transit system would be a challenge because it overlaps with so many jurisdictions. (MinnPost)
Tennessee’s $3 billion transportation plan mostly consists of new highway lanes. (Tennessean)
The Hampton Roads region of Virginia is continuing to explore light rail. (WTKR)
Remember Shit My Dad Says? Here are Things Mountain Bikers Say. (Bike Mag)

Blake Aued

Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.

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