Transportation Policy
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation recently issued $1.2 million in grants via its Rural Intercity Bus Connections program. [Above photo by MassDOT] The agency said this initiative aims to enhance accessibility and connectivity for residents in rural communities who depend on intercity bus services for essential travel to larger urban hubs. Since 2016, MassDOT noted More
Wildlife and Ecosystems
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the Monarch Butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. [Above photo by Martin Budd for USFWS] Issued in December 2024, that USFWS proposal would not only add the Monarch to the list of threatened species More
New AASHTO Census Data Set for Transportation Planning (AASHTO Journal)
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and NJ Gov. Phil Murphy tour site of I-80 sinkhole in Wharton (WABC-TV)
Electric vehicle owners don’t buy gas. States look for other ways to pay for roads and bridges. (AP)
City’s First Vertiport, Coming to Port San Antonio (KLRN-TV (video))
EVs and charging stations gain ground in Adirondack communities due to rebates (Adirondack Explorer)
ADOT-sponsored research tests environmental risks of tire emissions (Arizona State University)
California launches first-in-the-nation satellite project to reduce methane leaks (Green Car Congress)
How the EPA’s environmental about-face could upend California’s climate efforts (Los Angeles Times)
Trump Administration Closes DEI and “Environmental Justice” Arms of EPA (EPA (link to video))
The cost of cutting environmental justice: Who pays the price? (Indianapolis Recorder)
‘Puddles and ditches’: California considers protecting wetlands from Trump order (The Mendocino Post)
The Nation’s Chief Engineers Turn to Nature to Improve Flood Protection (Scientific American)
Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game Awards $2.1 Million to Support Ecological Restoration Projects (Commonwealth of Massachusetts (media release))
‘Arizona Highways’ Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary (AASHTO Journal)
The complicated relationship between bicycling and urbanism (The Architect’s Newspaper)
SDDOT Seeks Public Input for Statewide Active Transportation Plan (South Dakota Department of Transportation (media release))
Final draft for new active transportation plan available for community input (Sacramento City Express (media release))
Mitigate Exposure to Airborne Diseases through Bus Cabin Air (TRB (webinar))
A systematic framework to reduce urban embodied carbon emissions using urban scale simulation (npj Urban Sustainability)
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Cancellation Notice (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice of cancellation of Federal advisory committee meeting))
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada (Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy (Notice of open meeting))
Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Reopening of Comment Period (EPA (Proposed rule; reopening of comment period))
Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District; Deschutes National Forest; Deschutes County Oregon; Twin Vegetation Management and Restoration Project; Withdrawal (Forest Service (Notice))
Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations (Council on Environmental Quality (Interim final rule; correction))
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project (Corps of Engineers (Notice))
Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, Notice of Virtual Public Meeting, and Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC–40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida (FAA (Notice of availability, public comment period, and virtual public meeting))
