FHWA Plans Rulemaking for Reducing GHG Emissions ( AASHTO Journal)
Study: COVID-19 Pandemic Sparked Speeding Epidemic ( AASHTO Journal)
Best Practices: How to build resilience into electric bus plans ( Mass Transit )
The seas are rising. Are real estate developers Boston’s best hope for fending them off? ( Boston Globe )
As floods intensify, governments consider managed retreat ( DW Akademie )
Quitting Oil Income Is Hard, Even for States That Want Climate Action ( New York Times )
Exit This Way: Research informing upgrades in hurricane evacuation planning. ( Talking Transportation (Podcast) )
Groundbreaking held for Rail to Rail path for walkers, cyclists and rollers in Inglewood and South Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Blog) )
Iowa DOT Awards Funding For Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust Program ( Iowa DOT (Media release) )
Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Explores How Canal Corridors Can Support Active Transportation ( Utah State University (Media release))
Vermont pushes forward with California car emissions rule, but that won’t close the 2030 emissions gap ( VTDigger )
Bloomberg Green’s Electric Car Ratings ( Bloomberg )
FHWA Provides $5.7 Million in Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Flood Damage in Montana ( FHWA (Media release))
TRIP Report Analyzes Recent Spike in Traffic Fatalities ( AASHTO Journal )
MassDOT approves Northampton’s street plan for bikers, pedestrians ( The Reminder )
Improved Illinois Bike Maps Blaze New Trail ( Illinois DOT (Media release))
University of Arkansas Receives Grant To Develop Roadmap For Smart Mobility Initiatives ( University of Arkansas (Media release))
Federal Support for Local Decision-Making Public Listening Session ( Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Notice of open meeting))
Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Emissions Statement Program and Base Year Emissions Inventory ( EPA (Final rule) )
Air Plan Approval; Washington; Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency, General Air Quality Regulations ( EPA (Final rule) )
Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program ( EPA (Proposed rule))
ETAP Podcast: Native Language Road Signs
July 13, 2022
Video: AASHTO Highlights Resilience in Knowledge…
July 13, 2022What you need to know about the Supreme Court’s EPA case (Washington Post)
USDOT launches ‘Reconnecting Communities’ grant program to bolster transportation (Spectrum News 1 )
Interior Department Invites Public Comment on Proposed Five Year Program for Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing (Department of Interior (Media release))
MTA ends COVID testing requirement for unvaccinated transit workers (New York Daily News)
Texas Department of Transportation to Create Statewide Network of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (The Texan )
Reclamation and Recycling Show Benefits after Three Minnesota Winters (Pavement Preservation Journal)
Michigan’s miles of recycled rubberized road stretch on (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (Media release) )
EV Charging Network: 8 Ways US States & Cities Can Make It Work (World Resources Institute (Commentary))
Clean Cars and Clean Air Act Receives Enough Signatures for November Ballot (California Globe )
Smogmobile visits Westminster to raise awareness of air pollution (Highways News )
Roundtable: Creating a more gender diverse and inclusive public transport industry (Intelligent Transport )
Will EPA’s proposed clean truck emission standards deliver environmental justice in U.S. states? (International Council on Clean Transportation (Blog))
Can Toronto Finally Win Its War on Noise Pollution? (Next City )
This smartphone app can help blind people navigate more trains and buses. Here’s how (World Economic Forum)
Port Access Route Study: Approaches to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts (Coast Guard (Notification of inquiry and public meetings; request for comments))
Temporary Closure and Temporary Restrictions of Specific Uses on Public Lands for the 2022 Burning Man Event (Permitted Event), Pershing County, NV (Bureau of Land Management (Notice) )
Notice of Temporary Seasonal Closure of Public Lands in La Plata and Montezuma Counties, CO (Bureau of Land Management (Notice))
Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA (Notice of meeting) )
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee Final Report; Notice of Public Meeting (FAA (Notice of public meeting) )
Power Authority of the State of New York; Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Notice) )
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (EPA (Final rule) )
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit (EPA (Notice; request for public comment) )
Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation – (Notice of public meeting) )
Call for Nominations for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group Federal Advisory Committee (Bureau of Reclamation (Notice) )
North Alabama Utility-Scale Solar Facility Environmental Impact Statement (Tennessee Valley Authority (Issuance of record of decision))
Five States Help Expand U.S. Bicycle…
July 6, 2022
TxDOT Taps Joe Jonas for Anti-Littering…
July 6, 2022State DOTs Issue Drafts of EV Infrastructure Plans (AASHTO Journal )
US House Transportation Panel Passes FEMA Bill (Transport Topics )
Here’s how to meet Biden’s 2030 climate goals and dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions – with today’s technology (The Conversation )
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide $25.5 Million for Water Efficiency Projects in Eight Western States (US Department of Interior (Media release))
Maryland Starts NEPA Study for Bay Crossing Project (AASHTO Journal)
NYSDOT Begins ‘Engagement’ for Expressway Project (AASHTO Journal)
Port of Morrow continued to pollute after January fine, now faces $2.1 million fine, state says (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Possible lead exposure around small airports (FlowingData)
DOT Joins New Federal-State Partnership to Expand Domestic Offshore Wind Supply Chain (USDOT (Media release))
California Considers ‘Carbon Farming’ As a Potential Climate Solution. Ardent Proponents, and Skeptics, Abound (Inside Climate News )
New NDOT Highway Cement Standards To Reduce 4,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Per Year (Nevada DOT (Media release))
FTA Supporting Projects for ‘Underserved Groups’ (AASHTO Journal )
The essential reality and necessity of environmental justice (Capitol Weekly )
Tree clearing at Port of Albany puts $29.5M federal grant for wind facility at risk (Spectrum News 1 )
Infrastructure law funds Nevada sagebrush restoration projects (Nevada Current )
Uncovering Stories of Lincoln Highway marker sites (York Daily Record )
Climate Change, Fossil-Fuel Pollution, and Children’s Health (New England Journal of Medicine )
Strings Attached – Permissible Uses of Airport Property and Revenue (TRB (Webinar) )
Assessing Public Health Benefits of Replacing Freight Trucks with Cargo Cycles in Last Leg Delivery Trips in Urban Centers Cargo Cycles in Last Leg Delivery Trips in Urban Centers (Mineta Transportation InstituteSan José State University)
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (FHWA (Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments))
Notice of Final Agency Actions on Proposed Railroad Project in California on Behalf of the California High Speed Rail Authority (FRA (Notice) )
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Colorado River Valley Field Office and Grand Junction Field Office Resource Management Plans, Colorado (Bureau of Land Management (Notice of intent))
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Ocean Wind, LLC’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice))
Draft Guidance for Vessel Sewage No. Discharge Zones (EPA (Notice of availability; request for comment) (Note: following are separate items) )
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit (EPA (Notice; request for public comment) )
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit (EPA (Notice; request for public comment))
Tennessee DOT Helps Turn Old Tires…
June 29, 2022
Sweet Success: NCDOT Crews Help Rescue…
June 29, 2022Montana officials ask Buttigieg for quick assistance (Missoula Current)
FAA Proposes Requiring More Efficient Jets and Turboprops to Lower Climate Impacts (FAA (Media release) )
Va. Infrastructure Project Deploys Multiple Sustainable Solutions (ENR MidAtlantic )
County approves L.A. River Master Plan over 11th-hour objections from environmental groups (Los Angeles Times)
MDOT seeks funding for Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure (SuperTalk Mississippi Media )
UPS Test Electric Bicycles in Congested Cities (CBS News )
Engineers explore innovative ways to improve resilience of coastal structures (University of Miami)
Dams, a key part of state infrastructure, must be kept safe (Capitol Weekly (Opinion))
How Equity Can Help Integrate Transportation Systems (AASHTO Journal )
How climate change and environmental justice are inextricably linked (Washington Post)
Reducing Runoff to Save Farmers Money and Protect Water Quality (University of Maryland )
Flooding Closes Yellowstone, in a Sign of Crises to Come (New York Times )
What it really means for a wildfire to be ‘contained’ (Popular Science )
Prairie songbirds are affected by unpredictable noise produced by oil drilling (The Conversation )
Florida should let feds handle wetlands permitting (HeraldTribune (Opinion) )
Joe Jonas Lassos Litter As The New Face Of Don’t Mess With Texas////sup>®/////sup> (TxDOT (Media release))
People mover, new bike paths and bus lanes: 2028 Olympics could fuel a transit boom in L.A. (Los Angeles Times )
Coalition loops state panel into dispute over Laguna Beach preservation rules, downtown plan (Laguna Beach Independent)
Colorado DOT Adding Bicycle Law Signs on Highways (AASHTO Journal)
Audi’s Connected Car Tech Aims to Save Cyclists (The Drive )
Scooters Get a Second Chance (New York Times )
Can’t get there from here: Florida’s Coast-to-Coast Trail is still missing a middle (City & State Florida)
Roadside Fire Risk and Prevention Strategies (TRB (Webinar))
Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Convening Workshop on Stakeholder Partnership – Sharing the Benefits and Opportunities for Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission (Department of Energy (Notice) )
Michigan: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions (EPA (Final authorization))
Air Plan Approval; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District; Open Burning (EPA (Final rule) )
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; North Carolina BART Rule Revisions (EPA (Final rule) )
Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (EPA (Proposed rule) )
Notice of Funding Availability for Credit Assistance Under SWIFIA Program (EPA (Notice of funding availability) )
Notice of Funding Availability for Credit Assistance Under WIFIA Program (EPA (Notice of funding availability) )
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Mitigation of Contaminated Transboundary Flows Project (EPA and US International Boundary and Water Commission (Notice of availability of draft programmatic environmental impact statement; notice of virtual public comment meetings; request for comments))
Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (FAA (Solicitation of applications) )
Maricopa Sun Solar Complex Habitat Conservation Plan, Kern County, California; Environmental Assessment (Fish and Wildlife Service (Notice of availability of documents; request for public comment) )
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposal To Find That Illinois Has Satisfied Conditions on Earlier Approval (NOAA/EPA(Notice of proposed finding; request for comments))
NYSDOT Begins ‘Engagement’ for Transformative Expressway…
June 22, 2022
Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Issue Drafts of…
June 22, 2022House Overwhelmingly Passes Its Version Of WRDA ( Waterways Journal)
Virtual Public Meeting – Texas Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Plan (TxDOT (link to video))
How Rotterdam’s Green Rooftops Fight Urban Heat (Planetizen )
GSA Completes First Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Land Port of Entry Project (GSA (Media release))
What are you breathing? Air quality checks are to be available on Google Maps in the US! (Business Today )
The aviation industry can hit its emissions goals, but it needs new fuels (MIT Technology Review)
How New Jersey’s environmental justice law is beginning to affect operators around the country (Waste Dive)
A largely forgotten flood ignited the environmental justice movement (Washington Post)
DeSantis vetoes Everglades bill that advocates said would harm water quality (Tampa Bay Times )
Cleveland streets to include more multi-modal, environmentally-friendly designs under strengthened Complete and Green Streets policy (Cleveland.com)
Construction of Shared-Use Path to Begin on Vanocker Canyon Road in Sturgis (South Dakota DOT (Media release))
Linking Land Use and Transportation through Research (TRB (Blog))
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) and Miami Beach Channel, Miami, FL (Coast Guard)
Safety Zones in Reentry Sites; Jacksonville, Daytona, Cape Canaveral, Tampa, and Tallahassee, Florida (Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking) )
Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule (EPA (Proposed rule) )
Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Revision of Excess Emissions Provisions (EPA (Proposed rule) )
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gasoline Distribution Technology Review and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Review (EPA (Proposed rule) )
California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Heavy- Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (EPA (Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment) )
California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ‘‘Omnibus’’ Low NOX Regulation; Request for Waivers of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (EPA (Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment) )
California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (EPA (Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment) )
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit (EPA (Notice of proposed consentdecree; request for public comment))
Recycling Education and Outreach; Grant Program and Model Recycling Program Toolkit; Request for Information (EPA (RFI) )
Assessing Fees for Excess and Unauthorized Grazing (Forest Service (Final rule))
Credit Assistance and Related Fees for Water Resources Infrastructure Projects (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Proposed rule) )
Hazardous Materials: Frequently Asked Questions – Applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations; Extension of Comment Period and Notice of Public Informational Webinar (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice) )
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Acquisitions Final Environmental Impact Statement (Postal Service (Notice) )
Submission of Establishment of a New Parking Fee Area at Pearl Harbor National Memorial; Correction (National Park Service (Notice; correction))
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for US Wind’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Maryland (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice; request for comments))
FHWA Issues Proposed Rulemaking for Funding…
June 15, 2022
Maryland Initiates Tier 2 NEPA Study…
June 15, 2022State DOTs Working to Expand EV Charging Network (AASHTO Journal)
The Supreme Court Is Pursuing a Very Dangerous Strategy for the Environment (New York Times (Opinion))
Integrating Resilience into Infrastructure Decision-Making (AASHTO Journal)
Tesla and others lobby for federal funding of charging infrastructure for electric trucks (Electrek)
New York Announces New Online Resource Center for State’s Continued Expansion of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (New York Governor’s Office)
FAA indicates ban coming on leaded gas for small planes (Columbia Insight)
EPA Releases Annual Air Report, Highlighting Trends through 2021 (EPA (Media release))
COMTO, AASHTO and Transportation Equity with April Rai (AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast)
Federal Environmental Justice Program Could Worsen Outcomes in Low-Income Neighborhoods (Planetizen)
Shared Micromobility: The Future Of Equitable Transportation (CalBike (Commentary))
Rising water makes Lake Michigan wetlands vulnerable to invaders (Great Lakes Echo)
Five years after massive manure spill, residents fighting for clean water (Wisconsin Examiner)
Children who attend schools with more traffic noise show slower cognitive development (ScienceDaily)
Health in the Climate Emergency: A global perspective (The InterAcademy Partnership)
Infrastructure Equity in Action (Regional Plan Association (Webinar and link to registration))
Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022 (BloombergNEF)
Great Outdoors Month (President of the United States (Proclamation))
Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Wildfire Crisis Implementation Plan (Forest Service (Request for information))
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project, Onondaga County, New York (FHWA (Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and other Federal agencies.))
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Ozone and Particulate Matter Controls Strategies (EPA (Final rule))
Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (EPA (Interim final determination)////br>////br>)
Air Plan Approval; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (EPA (Proposed rule))
Air Plan Approval; North Dakota; Removal of Exemptions to Visible Air Emissions Restrictions (EPA (Proposed rule))
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification for a Virtual Public Meeting (EPA (Notification for a public meeting))
Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) Meeting (EPA (Notification of public meeting))
Establishment of a New Parking Fee Area at Pearl Harbor National Memorial (National Park Service (Notice)////br>)
Call for Review Editor Nominations for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) (NOAA (Request for public nominations)////br>////br>)
Pipeline Safety: Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by Earth Movement and Other Geological Hazards (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice; issuance of updated advisory bulletin))
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; June 2022 Virtual Meeting (Coast Guard (Notice))
Minnesota DOT Tallies 2021 Litter Clean-Up…
June 8, 2022
Illinois DOT Supporting Highway ROW Bird…
June 8, 2022Biden-Harris Administration Holds Justice40 Week of Action to Highlight Historic Investments in Overburdened and Underserved Communities (White House (Factsheet) )
Three ferry routes back at pre-pandemic service levels for start of busy season (Washington State DOT (Media release))
With new agreement, Port of Alaska and Sandia lab to evaluate renewable energy for microgrid (Alaska Beacon )
LED Streetlight Replacement Projects Show Huge Savings (Government Technology )
NCDOT Has Developed Early Flood-Warning System for Roads (North Carolina DOT (Media release))
Port of Virginia Plans to Run on 100-Percent Clean Electricity by 2024 (Maritime Executive)
Equitable transportation guidelines adopted by Richmond City Council (Virginia Public Media )
Administrator Michael Regan x Broccoli City: An Environmental Justice Conversation (EPA (link video) )
Pa.’s environmental justice policy gets revamped – and scrutinized (Pittsburgh PostGazette )
It’s time for true equity in Oregon transportation funding (The Bulletin (Commentary))
California Water Regulators Still Haven’t Considered the Growing Body of Research on the Risks of Oil Field Wastewater (Inside Climate News )
A vicious cycle of oxygen loss threatens water quality in lakes (Virginia Tech )
Bird houses erected near Litchfield as part of “Give Birds the Right of Way” program (Illinois DOT (Media release))
Artist Makes Own Traffic-Calming Measures (New Haven Independent)
Navajo Nation Working to Expand Bicycling through New Trails, Kids’ Programs, and Racing (Cycling Utah)
NJDOT Offers Free Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Assistance for Towns and Counties (Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia )
Replace short car trips with e-bikes: report (ITS International)
The Next Growth Spurt for Scooters Is in Partnerships (Government Technology)
U.S. DOT FY22 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding (Office of the Secretary, USDOT (Notice of Funding Opportunity) )
FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit- Oriented Development Planning (FTA (Notice of Funding Opportunity))
Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Restriction of Emissions Credit for Reduced Pollutant Concentrations From the Use of Dispersion Techniques (EPA (Final rule) )
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Repeal of Delegation Authority (EPA (Final rule) )
Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the States of Arizona and California (EPA (Withdrawal of direct final rule))
Release of the Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (EPA (Notice of availability; policy assessment) )
Proposed Determination To Prohibit and Restrict the Use of Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal Sites; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska (EPA (Notice of availability and public hearing) )
Notice of Application for Extension of Public Land Order No. 7555 and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Alaska (Bureau of Land Management, Interior (Notice))
Final Guidance for Identification of Nonindustrial Private Forest Land (Natural Resources Conservation Service (Notice) )
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Index 130 MS River Replacement Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Notice) )
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Testing and Training Activities in the Patuxent River Complex (Department of the Navy (Notice))
Nominations for U.S. Commissioners to Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (National Marine Fisheries Service (Notice; call for nominations) )
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Stakeholder Representative Members of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (Army Corps of Engineers (Notice))
