Environmental News Highlights – February 4, 2026

CULTURAL RESOURCES

What's in a color? Exploring the hues of Illinois' bridges (Illinois Department of Transportation (media release))

Step Into the Phoenix Airport Museum’s New Immersive Art Exhibition (City of Phoenix (media release))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Emergencies and the National Environmental Policy Act Guidance (Council on Environmental Quality (Notice of availability))

Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update (EPA (Proposed rule))

Backfilling and Grading (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Direct final rule; delay of effective date))

General Reclamation Requirements (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Direct final rule; delay of effective date))

Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Regulating Subsidence Controls for Underground Mines (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date))

Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Related to Siltation Structures (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date))

Oil and Gas Resources (Forest Service (Final rule))

Pipeline Safety: Advisory Bulletin on the Integrity Risks of Type A Repair Sleeves (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice; issuance of advisory bulletin))

Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Facilitate Transportation of Hazardous Materials Integral to Spacecraft Components and Payloads (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Advance notice of proposed rulemaking).)

Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2026 (FTA (Notice))

Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning (FTA (Notification of termination))

Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Transportation, Oakland, CA (National Park Service (Notice))

Hazardous Materials: Request for Feedback on Hazmat Transportation Risks: Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles Versus Internal Combustion Engine Motor Carriers (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice; request for information))