Wildlife and Ecosystems
The Georgia Department of Transportation and The Ray recently partnered to establish monarch butterfly pollinator meadows at nine of agency-owned highway right-of-way sites statewide. [Above photo via Georgia DOT] Those nine meadows represent Georgia DOT’s first installed acres banked through the Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for the Monarch Butterfly on Energy and Transportation More
Planning and Environmental Linkages
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities recently received an award from the National Park Service (NPS) and Federal Highway Administration for its McCarthy Road Planning & Environmental Linkages or PEL study. [Above photo by Alaska DOT&PF] Officially called the 2026 “Program Innovation and Development Excellence Award,” the honor highlights the innovative planning work More
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Build a Federal Flood Resilience Program (Environmental Coastal and Offshore)
New Trump Rules Would Limit State Power to Block Pipelines, Energy Projects (Inside Climate News)
States Can Impose More Environmental Regulations. That Doesn't Mean They Should. (Governing (opinion))
Canada, US and Mexico cooperate to launch charging network for electric trucks on the West Coast (Charged EV News)
Walmart And Retail Giants Push Forward With EV Charging Networks As Federal Support Retreats (Foreign Policy Journal)
New York’s congestion pricing program has not affected air quality, study finds (Smart Cities Dive)
Underserved Communities Again Ask Courts to Restore Justice Grant Funding (Inside Climate News)
Study moving forward to prevent vehicle-wildlife crashes (Talking Michigan Transportation (podcast))
Creating public space at a transit stop (Public Square)
Interactive exhibit explores BART history at the Western Railway Museum (The Bay Link (blog))
Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures (National Academies)
Notice of Adoption of Categorical Exclusion Under Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (Department of the Army (Notice of Adoption of Categorical Exclusion pursuant to Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4336c)
National Environmental Policy Act Regulations (FHWA, FRA, FTA (Final rule))
Bicycle Use in Park Areas (National Park Service (Proposed rule))
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
