Environmental Technical Assistance Program Newsletter

Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, headlined a recent groundbreaking event for the Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project; a 218-mile high-speed, all-electric, zero-emission rail line that will operate between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, California. [Above photo by USDOT] The Nevada Department of Transportation received $3 billion ...
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The Hawaii Department of Transportation recently launched a new autonomous all-electric passenger shuttle pilot program that will augment the existing Wiki Wiki shuttle bus service at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. [Above photo by Hawaii DOT] The 18-month pilot project will test out a new fleet of “Miki” autonomous ...
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FEDERAL ACTION

USDOT Issues $23M in Thriving Communities Funds -AASHTO’s Center for Environmental Excellence

US Infrastructure Is Broken. Here’s an $830 Million Plan to Fix It –Wired

FAA Weather Stations In Rural Alaska Are Consistently Not Reporting Data, Legislature Wants Congress To Address Issue -KMXT Radio

EPA & the Army Corps of Engineers have less ability to protect wetlands than they’ve had in 40 years but Florida still isn’t satisfied -JD Supra (opinion)

EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E-15 Sales -EPA (media release)

 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

How Amazon Became the Largest Private EV Charging Operator in the US -Bloomberg Green

Google Maps Will Use AI To Help You Find Out-Of-The-Way EV Chargers -The Verge

Houston Metro finding shift to electric or hydrogen buses an uphill effort -Houston Chronicle

A new chapter for transport decarbonization awaits –GreenBiz

EPA New England issues three air permits for offshore wind farm projects -EPA (media release)

 

AIR QUALITY

EPA Reveals Slight Increase in Greenhouse Gas Emissions -Environmental Protection

 

NATURAL RESOURCES

Weather Sensors Will Aid Autonomous Trucks in Fort Worth -Transport Topics

Second ‘bathtub’ grant won’t fix Parkway East flooding before 2026 -Pittsburgh Union Progress

 

CULTURAL RESOURCES

WisDOT announces two new additions to Rustic Roads Program -Daily Jefferson County Union

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

New $4.5 million East Bay trail path will connect bicyclists, pedestrians to BART -East Bay Times

 

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Subgrade Soil Susceptibility to Shrink/Swell and Frost Heave: Effects on Pavement Performance –NCHRP

Tactile Wayfinding in Transportation Settings for Travelers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired –TCRP

Aggregate Sustainability—Production -TRB (webinar)

Strategies to Respectfully Address Homelessness at Airports -ACRP (webinar)

 

FEDERAL REGISTER

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3 -EPA (Final rule)

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting -EPA (Notification for a public meeting)

Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Dredged Material Management Plan Feasibility Study, Los Angeles County, CA –Army Corps of Engineers (Notice of intent; withdrawal)

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council -Forest Service (Notice of meeting)