House T&I Approves 5-Year Surface Transportation Bill After Contentious 17-hour Mark Up ( AASHTO Journal)

Bipartisan group of U.S. senators says it has a deal on infrastructure framework ( Reuters)

$5.6B in Earmarks Included in Transportation Bill ( Route Fifty)

Rural Transit Gets Rare Bipartisan Backing for Infrastructure ( Bloomberg)

What Is Pete Buttigieg Doing? ( The Atlantic)

Why Infrastructure Spending Should Empower Megaregions ( Governing (Commentary))

Requirement for Face Masks on Public Transportation Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs: Summary of Recent Changes ( CDC)

U.S. Department of Transportation Thanks Transit Agencies for Helping Americans Access COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Nationwide and Encourages More to Step up as Part of National Month of Action ( USDOT)

U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney Introduces NEPA Reform Bill to Streamline Regulations and Empower State/Local Leaders ( Sierra Sun Times)

Infrastructure funding might throw environmental protections under the bus ( The Hill (Opinion))

Climate emerges as infrastructure sticking point ( The Hill)

City earns Gold LEED-certification from U.S. Green Building Council ( WCTV-TV)

Oregon beefs up graffiti removal along Portland freeways but struggles to eradicate it ( The Oregonian)

Los Angeles will Use Data to Promote Sustainable Transportation: Here’s How ( Environment + Energy Leader )

Connecticut DOT Climate Initiative Program and Partnership with Department of Environmental Protection (AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast)

U.S. EPA to re-examine health standards for harmful soot ( Reuters)

New Colorado Air Quality Plan Encourages Alternatives To Driving To Work ( KCNC-TV)

New data maps transit’s racial inequities ( Journal of Oak Park and River Forest)

Biden’s Energy Department Pick Seen As Staunch Environmental Justice Advocate ( NPR)

Arizona DOT Continues Work to Preserve Rare Cactus ( AASHTO Journal)

Illinois DOT Mowing Program also Protects Pollinator Habitat ( AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence)

Biden pushes protection for more streams and wetlands, targeting a major Trump rollback ( Washington Post)

NDOT Encourages Nevadans to Use Best Practices in Landscaping to Protect Stormwater Runoff ( Nevada Department of Transportation (News release))

Vital clean-water protections are under legislative threat in Ohio: George A. Elmaraghy ( Cleveland Plain Dealer (Opinion))

RIDOT: Plan to make East Bay Bike Path detour safer in the works ( WPRI-TV)

St. Louis using zebra-style delineators to help separate car and bike traffic (KTVI-TV)

What Will It Take to Finish This Bike Trail Across the U.S.? ( CityLab)

Railroad track removal underway for Parkline Trail ( Daily Inter Lake)

Dover Community Trail celebrates grand opening of latest expansion ( Foster’s Daily Democrat)

TRB Webinar: Compost It! Environmental Benefits of Compost in Highway Roadsides ( TRB)

AASHTO Executive Institute Now Taking Applications (AASHTO Journal)

The Interplay Between Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division on Earth and Life Studies )

Inaugural Trails and Greenways Summit Announced for September 2021 ( New Jersey DOT)

Pipeline Safety: Statutory Mandate To Update Inspection and Maintenance Plans To Address Eliminating Hazardous Leaks and Minimizing Releases of Natural Gas From Pipeline Facilities (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice; issuance of advisory bulletin))

Public Meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee ( U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of public meeting))

Forest Service Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Advisory Committee ( Forest Service, USDA. (Notice of meeting))

Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 8 (ATLW-8) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf in the New York Bight – Proposed Sale Notice ( Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, (Proposed sale notice; request for comments))