Environmental News Highlights – January 21, 2026

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & EQUITY

Metro seeks rider input to improve transit for neurodivergent riders (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

Cook County Releases First Ever Environmental Justice Policy Framework (Cook County, IL (media release))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Reestablishment (FRA (Announcement of charter reestablishment))

Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan; Request for Information (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, USDOT (Request for Information))

The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (NHTSA (Proposed rule; extension of comment period))

Draft FAA Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline; Correction (FAA (Notice; correction))