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))
ETAP Podcast: COMTO and Equity in…
June 1, 2022
Connecticut DOT Makes Fast EV Chargers…
June 1, 2022
Committee on Environment and Sustainability Announces…
May 25, 2022The Department of Justice’s strategy to advance environmental justice (The Hill (Opinion) )
An Effective Climate and Energy Security “Grand Bargain” Is Within Reach (U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Commentary) )
White House Releases Technical Assistance Guide to Help Communities Unlock Resources From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (White House (Media Release))
A Fixed Route, Not Fixed Approach: Adapting Fixed-Route Transit for Optimal Accessibility & Equity in a Pandemic (Mineta Transportation Institute )
MTA commuter railroads set pandemic-era ridership records (Mass Transit)
Oregon DOT asks public where to put new electric vehicle chargers (Oregon Capital Chronicle )
Urge Adoption of Coastal Resiliency Plan (East Hampton Star)
The Unlikely Ascent of New York’s Compost Champion (New York Times)
Washington State Agencies Relate Successes, Challenges to VMT Reduction (Municipal Research and Services Center (Blog))
Hydrogen and electric vehicles are future of transportation: expert (Rocky Mountain Outlook )
Local residents measure air quality for Monterey Bay Air District’s wildfire monitoring network (Mercury News)
Port of Seattle wants world’s first cruise-led green corridor (The Center Square )
Smart traffic management offers greater emissions control (Computer Weekly )
EPA rejects Montana’s new water quality standards (Bitterroot Star )
ExxonMobil sues Santa Barbara County over oil transportation denial (Cal Coast News )
Careful landscape and lawn practices protect water quality (Holland Sentinel (Commentary) )
High time for SCOTUS to clarify what constitutes ‘waters of the United States’ (Orange County Register (Opinion))
State DOTs Supporting National Bike Month (AASHTO Journal)
E-bike injury rate increasing in some locations with scooter trauma expected to spike again this summer (San Diego UnionTribune )
Enhancing Public Health Equity through Transportation (TRB (Webinar) )
Using E-Bike Purchase Incentive Programs to Expand the Market (Transportation Research and Education Center, Portland State University (Whitepaper) )
Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Workshop proceedings) )
NMDOT To Host Public Meeting Webinars On Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (New Mexico DOT (Media release))
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (Natural Resources Conservation Service (Notice of availability; request for comments))
Air Plan Approval; Missouri; St. Louis Area Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program (EPA (Proposed rule) )
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Notice of Meeting (EPA (Notice) )
National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee; June 2022 Meetings (U.S. Coast Guard (Notice))
Wyoming DOT Wins Environmental Award for…
May 25, 2022
PennDOT Wins Governor’s Award for State…
May 25, 2022State DOTs Say Local Partners Help Achieve Goals (AASHTO Journal )
Biden administration vows to speed up environmental permits needed for infrastructure projects (States Newsroom )
EPA blocks bid to review basis for climate regs (E&E News )
MARAD Adds $234.3 Million to Bolster America’s Port Infrastructure (MARAD (Media release))
DC Metro exploring possibility of mask-only cars (WTOP Radio)
NCDOT seeks grant to study moving Ocracoke ferry terminal (Coastal Review )
Indiana Officials Ask Public to Weigh in on Electric-Vehicle Infrastructure (Public News Service )
Watertown officials discuss report on hydroelectric plant (Watertown Daily Times )
EV Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Put Cars, the Grid at Risk (Route Fifty )
FAA tests airfield lighting with solar energy (Aviacionline )
Delaware Extends Electric Vehicle Rebate Program (Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (Media Release))
Colorado Moving Forward with Clean Truck Strategy (AASHTO’s Center for Environmental Excellence)
NMDOT struggles to keep pace with illegal encampments (Albuquerque Journal)
The Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America (Current Affairs)
National Bike Month ride will bring Utahns from Ogden to Provo together in active transit (StandardExaminer )
City of Aspen moving toward mandatory e-bike education (Aspen Times)
IndyGo Announces Wellness in Transit Pilot, Offering Free Healthcare (Indianapolis Public Transportation Corp. (Media release))
Understanding the Effects of COVID-19 on Impaired Driving (TRB (Webinar))
Notice To Establish the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (USDOT, Office of the Secretary (Notice) )
Solicitation of Nominations for Membership to the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (USDOT, Office of the Secretary (Notice))
National Hazardous Materials Route Registry (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Notice; revisions to the listing of designated and restricted routes for hazardous materials))
Establishment of the Corridor Identification and Development Program (FRA (Notice of establishment; request for expressions of interest) )
Early Scoping Notice for the Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority Proposed Seattle Fast Ferry Terminal Facility Project (FTA (Early scoping notice))
Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (EPA (Interim final determination) )
Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District; Permits (EPA (Proposed rule) )
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska – Applicability and Scope; Tongass National Forest Submerged Lands (Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service (Proposed rule) )
Oregon DOT Commits $100M to EV…
May 18, 2022
Louisiana DOTD Wins Award for Brine…
May 18, 2022
Announcing Center for Environmental Excellence Resilience…
May 18, 2022Former USDOT Secretary Norm Mineta Dies (AASHTO Journal )
DOJ and EPA Announce New Enforcement Strategy to Advance Environmental Justice (National Law Review)
White House Wants to Ensure Good Stewardship of Infrastructure Funds (Government Executive )
Senate committee advances package to fund recreation infrastructure, public lands access (Bicycle Retailer and Industry News )
Biden’s new environmental justice chief faces a tough task (Washington Post)
What is NEPA? (Utah Public Radio)
White House to Help States Plan for National EV Charging Network (Transport Topics )
When it’s impossible to fight rising sea levels, should we move somewhere else? (San Francisco Examiner )
How Houston Is Growing its Bike Infrastructure (Planetizen)
Alaska DOT&PF Part of Low Emission Ferry Project (AASHTO Journal)
WYDOT Will Request Exemptions to Federal Electric Vehicle Charging Program (Cowboy State Daily)
How Does Transit Help the Climate? (The Equation (Blog))
Equity in Electric Vehicle Charging (AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast )
UAS Improve Environmental Data Collection (FHWA Innovator )
ADOT relies upon groups for trash clean up (Wickenburg Sun )
Nonprofit report points to outdated Clean Water Act for the miles of polluted rivers across the U.S. (Great Lakes Now )
The Fight Over Managed Retreat (Malibu Magazine )
SpaceX Starbase expansion plans will harm endangered species, according to Fish and Wildlife Service (CNBC )
Caltrans Spotlights Top Six Pollutants Degrading California’s Water Quality (Caltrans (Media release))
What Historic Preservation Is Doing to American Cities (The Atlantic)
Report: Switch to EVs Could Deliver $1.2T in Health Benefits (AASHTO Journal )
Experts Point to Safe Spaces Away From Busy Streets, Like Trails, As Essential to Inspiring People to Be Active (Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (Media Release))
National Bridge Inspection Standards (FHWA (Final rule))
Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards; Extension of Comment Period (EPA (Notice; extension of public comment period))
