Environmental News Highlights – April 15, 2020

COVID-19

AASHTO Asks Congress for $50 Billion in COVID-19 Relief Aid for State DOTs (AASHTO News)

Coronavirus: Flagler County officials worried about $6 million dune restoration funding (The News-Journal)

Amid coronavirus restrictions on Dunes recreation, air quality managers monitoring changes to air quality (KSBY)

Does air pollution increase risk from COVID-19? Here's what we know (ABC News)

Chicago Not Reaping As Much Air-Quality Improvement Amid Shutdown (WBBM)

Air pollution down 38% in Indianapolis as Hoosiers stay home to stop spread of coronavirus (Indianapolis Star)

ODOT Watching for Infrastructure Spending in Next Federal Coronavirus Response Bill (KWGS Radio)

The Potential Role of Infrastructure In The Coronavirus Pandemic (Spectrum News)

What the coronavirus pandemic means for Atlanta transportation infrastructure projects (Curbed Atlanta)

What the coronavirus pandemic means for Atlanta transportation infrastructure projects (The New York Times)

74 miles of Oakland streets will close to cars to give pedestrians, bicyclists exercise room during coronavirus stay-home order (San Francisco Chronicle)

OU amid coronavirus: Student sustainability efforts on pause; quarantine shows positive impact to air, water quality (OU Daily)

At the Curb: Coronavirus's Impact on Trash and Recycling in Northeast Ohio (WKSU)

Mass Quarantine From COVID-19 Mutes Urban Noise, but Earth Roars On (Interesting Engineering)

Planning and development during COVID-19 - States respond with emergency planning legislation and changes to planning controls (Lexology (Australia))

COVID-19 Reveals How Micromobility Can Build Resilient Cities (Next City)

Transportation and Climate Initiative moves ahead amid pandemic uncertainty (Energy New Network)

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES

4 Technologies Gives New Life to Archaeology (EET India)

Mapzen Project Adopted by Urban Computing Foundation (Government Technology)