A roundup of headlines curated for state transportation environmental professionals
FEDERAL ACTION
AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast: The Ray Eyes Future Roadway Issues – AASHTO Journal
AASHTO Hurricane Panel: Support is the Key to Recovery – AASHTO Journal
A big-city official comes to DC to deal with vehicle electrification infrastructure – Federal News Network
Michigan Test Drives Country’s First Mobility Officer – Route Fifty
Aspen Decarbonization Workshop Remarks by Maritime Administrator – MARAD (transcript)
The pollution EPA refuses to regulate – The Hill (opinion)
COVID-19
Supreme Court leaves TSA mask requirement ruling in place – The Hill
Health Officials Are Now Tracking COVID-19 Variants at Airports – Time
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Hawaii DOT Wants Plastic Waste to Hit the Road – AASHTO Journal
What Is Bike Infrastructure? – Planetizen
Will ‘discontent’ accelerate a sustainable transport future? – GreenBiz
Report On Electric And Alternative Vehicle Infrastructure Summit – National Governors Association (commentary)
New Environmental Standards for City Infrastructure Announced – City of Boston (media release)
Ohio Governor Announces $100 Million for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Now Available – Ohio Governor’s Office (media release)
AIR QUALITY
California set a record for greenhouse gas reductions in 2020, but it means nothing – Los Angeles Times
The Fight Against Deadly Soot – The Relevator
Nearly half of voters oppose gas-powered car sale ban in Washington, WA Poll shows – KING-TV
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Chicago Red Line extension is more than a transportation story – Chicago Sun-Times (opinion)
NATURAL RESOURCES
New research and initiatives to help save the Great Salt Lake – KSTU-TV
LA Metro Board Approves New Tree Policy – Metro
Fewer Car-Deer Crashes with Permanent Daylight Savings – Route Fifty
50 years after the Clean Water Act, more must be done to protect Montana’s waterways – Daily Montanan (commentary)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
West Virginia’s ‘Roads to Prosperity’ Gets Cultural Exhibit – AASHTO Journal
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Electric planes could reconnect small US airports – The Hill
First-of-its-kind initiative launched to make shared mobility the first, best option – Intelligent Transport
Highway and traffic pollution could be connected to low birthweight – Popular Science
Scientific study shows how much traffic increases when e-bikes and e-scooters are banned – Electrek
58-mile trail connecting Southwest Michigan to Chicago could be done by 2026 – WGN-TV
The Journey from Parking to Mobility Management – Government Technology (video)
Ireland’s National Transport Authority Launches Active Travel Pilot Scheme For New Zebra Crossings – Intelligent Transport
New York MTA Announces Initial Actions of Landmark Bike, Pedestrian, and Micromobility Strategic Action Plan – MTA (media release)
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Review of Federal Highway Administration Infrastructure R&D – TRB
Advancing Transportation Equity: Conference Summary and Action Brief – TRB
Expanding Microtransit Services and Improving the Rider Experience – TRB (webinar)
Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mississippi River Hatchie/ Loosahatchie, MS River Mile 775–736, Tennessee and Arkansas, Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study – Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Islands Ecosystem Restoration Project at James Island – Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Exemption From Historic Preservation Review for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Approval of exemption)
Strategy To Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities – EPA (Notice of availability)
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee – EPA (Notice of charter renewal)
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit – EPA (Notice; request for public comment)
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit – EPA (Notice; request for public comment)
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting – EPA (Notice)
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting – EPA (Notice)
Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council – EPA (Notice)
National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) – EPA (Notice of meeting)
Announcing Upcoming Meeting of Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee – EPA (Notice)
Hazardous Materials: Public Meeting Notice for the Research, Development & Technology Virtual Forum – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice)