Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Democrats look to crush states’ highway habit Source: By SAM MINTZ, Politico • Posted: Monday, July 19, 2021 The proposed changes are riling up opposition from state transportation departments and the road-building lobby. Cars make their way toward downtown Los Angeles on the 110 freeway on April 22. | Mario Tama/Getty Images House Democrats are trying to use a massive climate and infrastructure bill to change how Americans get around — by breaking states’ decades-old fondness for building highways. Legislation the House passed this month is the biggest advance yet in Democrats’ efforts to bake climate policies into transportation, addressing the largest single