Highlights

NATURAL RESOURCES

Michigan DOT receives Pollinate Program Grant in Calhoun County (Michigan DOT (media release))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Notice of Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act (Department of the Air Force (Notice of adoption of categorical exclusions))

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing (EPA (Final rule))

Notice of Request for Information; Downscaled Climate Projection Datasets Available To Be Considered for Use in the Sixth National Climate Assessment (Office of Science and Technology Policy (Request for Information))

Hot Springs National Park; Use of Thermal Water and Commercial Passenger-Carrying Vehicles (National Park Service (Proposed rule))

Notice of Availability of Final Designation of Certain Stormwater Discharges Within Two Watersheds in Los Angeles County, California Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System of the Clean Water Act (EPA (Notice of availability))

Control of Non-Volatile Particulate Matter From Aircraft Engines: Emission Standards and Test Procedures (FAA (Final rule; confirmation of effective date and response to public comments))

Aviation Security Advisory Committee; Public Meeting; Correction (Transportation Security Administration (Notice))

Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee; Public Meeting (Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (Notice of public meeting))

National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (EPA (Notice of meeting))

Notice of Solicitation for Nominations for Appointment to the Bessie Coleman Women in Aviation (BCWA) Advisory Committee (FAA (Solicitation of nominations for appointment to the BCWA Advisory Committee))

ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE & POLICIES

State EV mandates touch off panic among automakers (Axios)

2024 Transportation Annual Technology Baseline Update Now Available (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (media release))

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & EQUITY

Study offers insight into transportation access disparities in Appalachia (Catalyst University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE & POLICIES

Detroit Is Turning Lampposts Into Internet-Connected EV Chargers (InsideEVs)

Vehicle-to-grid response to a frequency contingency in a national grid (Sustainable Mobility and Transport (solicitation of manuscripts))

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & EQUITY

Port of Oakland wins community/educational excellence award for environmental conference (Port of Oakland (media release))

ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE & POLICIES

6 new hybrid ferries part of Alaska ferry system’s 20-year plan (Coast Alaska)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE & POLICIES

UC San Diego Researchers at the Forefront of the EV Battery Revolution (University of California San Diego)

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & EQUITY

$816M ExxonMobil verdict is latest as juries seek environmental justice (Legal Dive)

Applying Justice40 to EV Charging (US DOT/DOE Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (webinar))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Announcement of Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science Meeting (Geological Survey (Notice))

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Vacancies (Coast Guard (Notice; request for applications))

Hazardous Materials: Advancing Safety of Highway, Rail, and Vessel Transportation (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice of proposed rulemaking))

Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction Noise (Federal Highway Administration (Notice of proposed rulemaking))

NATURAL RESOURCES

The Invasive Threat of Bamboo: A Power Outage Risk (Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (media release))

AIR QUALITY

Integrating GHG Assessment and Reduction Targets in Transportation Planning (FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Hazardous Materials Transportation Seminar (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice))

Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors (Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Proposed rule, draft guidance, and draft generic environmental impact statement; request for comment))

National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies (Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Notice of application deadline extension))

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & EQUITY

Improving cycle parking for people on a low income (Sustrans)

HEALTH & HUMAN ENVIRONMENT & ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

The Case for Walkable Cities (National Review)

Pa. trails not just 'nice to have,' they offer transportation to work, school, and commerce. (Go Erie (opinion))

ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND POLICIES

EV Charging Business Is About More Than Just Electricity (Government Technology)

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Gender-Inclusive Transportation Safety (TRB (webinar))

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

The Next Challenge for the US Charging Network: Congestion (Bloomberg Green)

Complete Streets Drive Housing, Jobs, and Retail Gains (American Planning Association)

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

Michigan updates data sharing tool on environmental justice (Great Lakes Echo)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICIES

Understanding the Carbon Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging ( Environment + Energy Leader)

Get the facts before supporting electric vehicles (Tribune Democrat (opinion))

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

Chicago’s unique bike giveaway program is a win for mobility justice (Next City Stacker)

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

‘Yield to Your Neighbor’ Campaign Promotes Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Brown County, WI (WTAQ-WLUK Radio)

Fairfax County’s Plan for Active Transportation (Fairfax County Government NewsCenter)

Every Boston neighborhood to get a Bluebikes station, mayor says (Boston.com)

The biking boom: Expanding bicycling in the National Capital Region (Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Think Regionally (podcast))

Corporate denial of aircraft noise pollution (Quiet Communities (opinion))

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

Public transportation is solution to climate crisis in Black communities (Florida Courier (commentary))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Notice of Meeting of the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (FAA (Notice of meeting))

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Visualizing Risk for Resilience (TRB (webinar))

Creating Self-Directed Resiliency Plans for General Aviation Airports (ACRP)

Cycling and Scooting Through the Years (USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics)

Guru Madhavan’s New York Trilogy (Issues in Science and Technology)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Announcement of Meeting of the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (EPA (Notice of meeting))

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notice of Charter Renewal (EPA (Notice of charter renewal))

Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for US Wind Inc.’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Maryland (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior (Notice of availability; final environmental impact statement))

Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Vacancies (Surface Transportation Board (Notice of vacancies on Federal advisory committee and solicitation of nominations))

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Arkansas coalition receives $100 million in federal funds for energy, environment projects (Arkansas Advocate)