Wildlife and Ecosystems
The Texas Department of Transportation recently detailed some of the broader insights gleaned from a bat cave mitigation project that the agency hopes to use for other endangered species across the state. [Above image from TxDOT] TxDOT shared that information during a webinar in February; part of a webinar series hosted by the American Association of More
Resilience
The Maryland State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) – a division of the Maryland Department of Transportation – and the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership or SBGP recently entered into a 15-year “master memorandum” of understanding to advance nature-based resiliency projects in the Baltimore Harbor Watershed.[Above photo by SBGP]Through this partnership, MDOT SHA and SBGP will identify, design, fund, More
FEMA Offering $1B to Aid Disaster Mitigation Efforts (AASHTO Journal)
USDA Says It Needs Roads to Fight Remote Wildfires, but a New Study Says Roads Bring More Fire to Forests (Inside Climate News)
EPA issues summer waiver for higher ethanol gas (Roll Call)
Maryland climate ruling tees up U.S. Supreme Court case (The Center Square)
STB seeks input on proposed permitting reforms (Progressive Railroading)
USACE Seeks Input on Nationwide Permit Program (AASHTO Journal)
The Colorado River problem: Does water infrastructure create resiliency? PCL Construction highlights solutions (Denver PCL Construction, Inc. (sponsored content))
EPA awards $1,687,013,000 to Florida for water infrastructure resiliency (EPA (media release))
Trump's EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks, conservationists warn (Associated Press)
EPA Expedites Review of Requests from New Hampshire Under the Clean Air Act (EPA (media release))
At a Crossroads: Staying the Course Towards Transportation Equity (Regional Plan Association)
Colorado DOT Preparing for ‘Above Normal’ 2026 Fire Season (AASHTO Journal)
Georgia pipeline plans spark water quality concerns (Savannah Morning News)
Utah Development and Wildlife: A Planning Framework for Coexistence (Wildlands Network)
In Parks and on Rooftops, Urban Beekeeping Takes Flight (Bloomberg CityLab)
A Look At Ely History: Under The Streets of Ely, Nevada (Nevada DOT (media release, video))
"Iowa’s America 250 Scenic Byways Road Trip” Series Announces Spring Presentation Schedule (Iowa DOT (media release))
Big Sky Transportation District prioritizing walking, biking connections (Explore Big Sky)
Active transportation project calls for feedback (Fairfax County Times)
Renewal of Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy (Notice of renewal))
