Electric Vehicles
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is planning to reallocate National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure or NEVI formula program funds from building electric vehicle or EV charging stations along major interstates and highways to local communities, rural areas, and along highways where less EV charging coverage currently exists. [Above photo by NCDOT] The agency said More
Litter
The Arizona Department of Transportation recently provided a summary of the litter collected and removed from state roads by its Adopt a Highway volunteers during 2025. [Above photo by Arizona DOT] The agency noted that its Adopt a Highway groups receive two-year permits to clean up roadside litter on highway segments – usually a mile More
Trump orders Federal takeover of LA wildfire rebuild permitting (Santa Monica Daily Press)
Conservationists sue Trump admin over rule cutting public comments on forest projects (Courthouse News Service)
The National Environmental Policy Act, and the future of environmentalism in federal policy (WUWM Radio (link to video))
Storm Recovery? That’s a Job for a Tool Library (Bloomberg CityLab)
Achieving ‘Transportation Abundance’ Is All About Density (Bloomberg City Lab)
Gateway tunnel construction to stop as Trump withholds funds (NJ Spotlight News)
NCDOT Accepting Applications Now for Free Bicycle Helmets (North Carolina DOT (media release))
Florida may cut taxes on electric vehicle charging (Tallahassee Democrat)
Surf Air Mobility Partners with the Hawaii DOT, BETA Technologies to Advance Electric Aviation in Hawaii with eIPP Application (Surf Air Mobility. (media release))
EPA Rejects CARB Plan to Test Out-of-State Truck Emissions (Transport Topics)
New Hampshire drivers have questions after judge temporarily blocks plan to end vehicle inspections (WMUR-TV)
EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health (The Conversation (commentary))
Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution, study finds (Keck School of Medicine of USC (media release))
Catalyst Bikes’ Adaptive Cycling Program Is Empowering Athletes in Atlanta (Rails to Trail Conservancy)
NOAA Turns to ‘Meteodrones’ to Close Weather Data Gap (Aviation International News)
Student Hackathon Winners Predict Great Lakes Ice Buildup (Government Technology)
Cloud Seeding Programs Are Spreading Across the Western US (Bloomberg Green Daily)
Hulls Gulch Reserve Vegetation Management (City of Boise (media release))
What's in a color? Exploring the hues of Illinois' bridges (Illinois Department of Transportation (media release))
Step Into the Phoenix Airport Museum’s New Immersive Art Exhibition (City of Phoenix (media release))
Washington, D.C., DOT Restarts Residential E-Bike Incentive Program (AASHTO Journal)
Over 33,000 residents apply for $1,200 e-bike rebate after state launches program: 'It's very exciting' (The Cool Down)
The Impact of Dynamic Prices on Electric Vehicle Public Charging Demand: Evidence from a Nationwide Natural Field Experiment (National Bureau of Economic Research (working paper, link to pdf))
Stanford’s $100K EVP Grants to Track Impact of U.S. Policy Shifts in 2026 (Stanford University (media release))
Emergencies and the National Environmental Policy Act Guidance (Council on Environmental Quality (Notice of availability))
Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update (EPA (Proposed rule))
Backfilling and Grading (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Direct final rule; delay of effective date))
General Reclamation Requirements (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Direct final rule; delay of effective date))
Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Regulating Subsidence Controls for Underground Mines (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date))
Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Related to Siltation Structures (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date))
Oil and Gas Resources (Forest Service (Final rule))
Pipeline Safety: Advisory Bulletin on the Integrity Risks of Type A Repair Sleeves (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice; issuance of advisory bulletin))
Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Facilitate Transportation of Hazardous Materials Integral to Spacecraft Components and Payloads (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Advance notice of proposed rulemaking).)
Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning (FTA (Notification of termination))
Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Transportation, Oakland, CA (National Park Service (Notice))
Hazardous Materials: Request for Feedback on Hazmat Transportation Risks: Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles Versus Internal Combustion Engine Motor Carriers (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice; request for information))
