Public Involvement
Across the country, state departments of transportation are using a bevy of artistic approaches to promote safety, health, and beautification in communities large and small. [Above photo by Oklahoma DOT] For example, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is currently seeking student participants for its “Keep Our Land Grand” poster contest. Formerly known as the “Trash More
Wildlife and Ecosystems
A waterway dredging project being conducted by the New Jersey Department of Transportation will also restore nearby shoreline habitats as well. [Above photo by the New Jersey DOT] The agency said a $1.9 million maintenance dredging project in the Nantuxent Creek Channel located in Downe Township, Cumberland County, aims to restore that waterway to its More
Supreme Court showdown leaves future of climate lawsuits up in the air (Courthouse News Service)
Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement on Permitting Reform Text (National Law Review (contributed material))
FCC Updates NEPA Environmental Rules for Wireless and Satellite Facilities (JD Supra (contributed material))
Ports Chief Seeks Suspension Of Harbor Deepening Proposal Amid Contamination Questions (Wilmington Biz)
The Economic Case for Nature-Based Infrastructure (International Institute for Sustainable Development)
EPA Touts $82M for SF Bay Water Grants, While Trump Administration Proposes Scuttling the Program (Bay Nature)
Clean water, updated infrastructure reach communities across mid-Atlantic, enabled by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding mechanisms (US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (media release))
Use and Siting of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Juneau, Alaska (National Laboratory of the Rockies)
L.A.’s Ports Are the Region’s Biggest Polluters (Capital & Main (video))
Hamlet, NC, Amtrak station celebrates completion of $3.2M accessibility improvements (Richmond County Daily Journal)
How Missouri DOT Slashed Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions (The Stream by AASHTO podcast)
Hydrilla is choking Lake Rousseau (Citrus County Chronicle)
Nonprofit recruits volunteers to help track wildlife impacted by Oregon’s roads (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Circularity measures enhance resilience of net zero pathways for agriculture (Communications Earth & Environment)
Operationalizing resilience for sustainable infrastructure governance across the life cycle (Communications Engineering)
ACLU loses challenge against Clark County's 'selfie ban' on pedestrian bridges (Nevada Independent)
Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (EPA (Notice of availability; opportunity for public comment))
Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation and Access Council; Request for Nominations (Fish and Wildlife Service (Notice))
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Mississippi River and Tributaries-Morganza, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection - Houma Navigation Canal General Re-Evaluation (Army Corps of Engineers (Notice of intent; withdrawal))
Public Meeting of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board (NOAA (Notice of public meeting))
Diesel Fuel; Emergency Tax Relief (Presidential Documents)
