Project/Delivery Streamlining
In late September, the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee and Energy and Natural Resources Committee introduced a bipartisan bill to reform the federal environmental review and permitting processes for energy and infrastructure projects; a bill that offers the potential to improve the ability of state departments of transportation to deliver key transportation projects and More
Water Quality/Wetlands
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently sent a 38-page comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regarding a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the definition of “Waters of the United States” or “WOTUS” as published in the Federal Register on September 9. More
EPA head says agency is updating Iowa’s impaired waterway list (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
Washington’s infrastructure backlog persists despite new transportation investments (Lynnwood Times)
Preserving what matters: Why resilience is engineering’s next great responsibility (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Metrolink’s First-in-the-Nation Earthquake Safety Technology Takes Center Stage During Great ShakeOut Drill (Metrolink (media release))
Metra Shows Off New Battery Trainset (Railfan & Railroad Magazine)
TxDOT expands electric vehicle charging network (Texas DOT)
VinFast to bring electric buses to the US through NexMove service deal (EV Infrastructure News)
State studying if electrifying operations at Maine cruise and cargo ports could reduce air pollution (Maine Public)
Ninth Circuit Provides Airports with a Significant Defense to State Law Emissions Claims (Best Best and Krieger (commentary))
Check docks and equipment for invasive species before storing this winter (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
Minnesota DOT Seeks Input On Bikeways (Duluth News Tribune)
NCDOT Seeks Walking, Biking, and Rolling Stories from North Carolinians (North Carolina DOT (media release))
Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans: Compliance Date Delay and Changes To Reflect Administration Policy (EPA (Final rule))
City of Aspen; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Maroon Creek Hydroelectric Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
Denali National Park and Preserve; Vehicle Use (National Park Service (Final rule))
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona; Revisions to the Cleaner Burning Gasoline, Winter Oxygenated Fuel, and Gasoline Set-Aside Programs (EPA (Final rule))
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve; Use of Off-Road Vehicles for Subsistence Purposes by Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass (National Park Service (Proposed rule))
