As tempers mount over BP’s massive Gulf oil spill, the case for giving ground on offshore drilling to secure passage of the Senate climate bill (TNR’s The Avenue)
Philly area transit authority, a shareholder of BP, sues over its role in the spill (Bloomberg)
Shortage of durable road paint could curtail the spring-summer repair season (NYT)
Pennsylvania’s roads and transit both get a D from the American Society of Civil Engineers (Pitt. Biz Times)
N.C. governor, mayors lobbying for new dedicated state transportation fund (AP)
Proposed rail expansion sparks livability, NIMBY debates in Madison, Wisconsin (WI St. Jrnl)
About 45 millions don’t use their seat belts, says the U.S. DOT, with Wyoming faring worst on rates of regular use (AP)