Environmental News Highlights – May 13, 2026

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & EQUITY

Building stronger connections: new guidelines describe how we engage with communities (State of Washington Department of Ecology (blog))

Seniors Pay the Price as Rideshare Costs Climb (California Globe)

HEALTH & HUMAN ENVIRONMENT & ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Massachusetts Bill Seeks Micromobility Regulations (AASHTO Journal)

State reworks Ocean City bike-lane pilot after bus, safety pushback (Baltimore Sun)

Milwaukee aims to build connect network of protected bike lanes (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

CTDOT Celebrates National Bike Month (Connecticut Department of Transportation (media release))

NCDOT Celebrates National Bike & Roll to School Day (North Carolina Department of Transportation (media release))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Clarifying Interstate Transportation of Firearms Under the Gun Control Act (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Notice of propose))

Public Meeting of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Advisory Committee (U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of public meeting))

Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation (Notice of public meeting))

Request for Comments on the National Weather Service Cooperative Observing Program (COOP) (National Weather Service (Notice; request for comment))

Air Plan Approval; NC; Removal of the State’s Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program (EPA (Proposed rule))

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit- Oriented Development Planning (FTA (Notice of funding opportunity))

Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice of advisory committee meeting))