
The Oregon Department of Transportation said its POINT intercity bus service has joined with two other state transit agencies – Lane Transit District and TriMet – in transitioning from operating buses on petroleum-based diesel to renewable diesel fuel. [Above photo by Oregon DOT] Oregon DOT said renewable diesel – also known as R99 – is chemically identical More

The Vermont Agency of Transportation – known as “VTrans” – seeks grant applications for infrastructure projects that improve access and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. [Above photo by VTrans] The agency said its Bicycle and Pedestrian Program aims to improve access and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians statewide via the planning, design, and construction of More
USDOT Hosts Road Show, Takes Deregulatory Actions (AASHTO Journal)
Supreme Court endorses narrow environmental reviews in challenge to Utah railroad project (NBC News)
National links: Reimagining the Federal Highway Trust Fund (Greater Greater Washington)
What Happened to EPA Enforcement? (Legal Planet (opinion))
Perils of “The Precautionary Principle” In Environmental Law (Forbes (commentary))
Impact of Extreme Precipitation on Infrastructure (The Stream by AASHTO (podcast))
Batteries as a Service: Why It Works (and Why It Probably Won’t Work in the West) (University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center for Energy Policy)
States look to pull back incentives on electric vehicles (NPR’s All Things Considered)
New Mexico officials plan to keep rolling on electric vehicles despite congressional vote (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Budget bill’s electric vehicle tax credit rollback could hamper Tennessee momentum (Tennessee Outlook)
Help Shape Los Alamos County, NM Future Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (Los Alamos Daily Post)
New fuel cell could enable electric aviation (MIT News)
New York State Agencies Form Working Group to Accelerate Clean Vehicle Adoption and Charging Infrastructure Deployment (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (media release))
Trump Admin Quietly Pushes Rule to Reverse Mandated Power Plant Emissions Cut (Engineering News-Record)
What it means if Congress reverses Clean Air Act (NPR (link to audio))
Maryland Governor Vetoes Key Maryland Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environmental Justice Commitments (Baltimore Beat)
Federal grant cuts hit environmental justice and health equity projects in Houston (Houston Public Media/ University of Houston)
NYSDOT Podcast: Helping Animals in Need (New York State Department of Transportation (video))
Quick-Build Designs Improve Street Safety (California Bicycle Coalition)
Withdrawal of National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (Council on Environmental Quality (Notice of withdrawal of interim guidance))
State Highway Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Programs (FHWA (Final rule))
Rescinding Regulations on Projects of National and Regional Significance Evaluation and Rating (FHWA (Final rule))
Rescinding Preliminary Engineering Project 10-Year Repayment Provision (FHWA (Final rule))
Rescinding Requirements Regarding Bridges on Federal Dams (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Rescinding Requirements Regarding the Forest Highway Program (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Rescinding Regulations Regarding Management Systems Pertaining to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Reservation Roads Program (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Rescinding Regulations Regarding Management Systems Pertaining to the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Refuge Roads Program (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Rescinding Requirements Regarding Federal-Aid Contracts for Appalachian Contracts (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Rescinding Requirements Regarding Required Contract Provisions for Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (Other Than Appalachian Contracts) (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Rescinding Regulations Regarding Management Systems Pertaining to the National Park Service and the Park Roads and Parkways Program (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking))
Rescinding Requirements Regarding Geodetic Markers (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking))