Environmental News Highlights – January 14, 2026

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY

Massachusetts ports pivoting to compensate for shaky offshore wind industry (New Bedford Light)

MARAD Takes Over Environmental Reviews for Offshore Energy Ports From USCG (https://maritime-executive.com/article/marad-takes-over-environmental-reviews-for-offshore-energy-ports-from-uscg)

Can Delivery Trucks Be Replaced by Ferries and Bikes? (Government Technology)

Slowing the Spread of Urban Fires Starts Right Outside the Home (Bloomberg CityLab)

CARB to award $7.3 million in grants to support community transportation planning (California Air Resources Board (media release))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee Meeting (NOAA (Notice of public meeting))

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

Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations (Council on Environmental Quality (Final rule))

Petroleum-Equivalent Fuel Economy Calculation (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Final rule, technical amendment))

Reissuance and Modification of Nationwide Permits (Corps of Engineers (Final action))

Transportation of Fuel for Agricultural Aircraft Operations (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Final rule))

Hazardous Materials: California’s Reusability Requirement for Propane Cylinders (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Public notice and invitation to comment))

Environmental Assessment for Post-Fire Recovery Actions on National Forest System Lands (Forest Service (Notice of intent to prepare an environmental assessment))

Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board (Forest Service (Notice of meeting))