Environmental News Highlights – June 18, 2025

NEPA

The Widening Vacuum of NEPA Law (The Breakthrough Institute (opinion))

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & EQUITY

New Park Signs Undermine Rangers, Aim to Erase History (National Parks Conservation Association)

New Disability Regulations For Airlines Won’t Be Enforced (Disability Scoop)

HEALTH & HUMAN ENVIRONMENT & ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Cedar Rapids looks to start Active Transportation Advisory Commission (The Gazette)

Colorado DOT releases draft Statewide Active Transportation Plan for public review (Colorado DOT (media release))

FDNY, NYC DOT Launch E-Bike And Battery Trade-In Program (Fire Department of the City of New York (media release))

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Notice of Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (National Park Service (Notice))

Notice of Adoption of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Categorical Exclusion for Real Property Federal Transfer Pursuant to Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (Notice))

Resetting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program (NHTSA (Interpretive rule))

Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs (Office of the Secretary of Transportation (Notification of enforcement discretion))

Leading the World in Supersonic Flight (Presidential Documents (Executive Order))

Dredged Material Management Options in the New York Bight (EPA (Notice of intent to scope environmental review document))

Noise Compatibility Program for Laredo International Airport, Webb County, Texas; Correction (FAA (Notice of acceptance of a noise exposure map))