FEDERAL ACTION
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation establishes new EV working group -Green Car Congress
Biden Administration Split over Ethanol’s Role in Aviation Fuel Subsidy Program –Reuters
In national race to build EV chargers, a few states emerge as big winners -Route Fifty
6 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety –AP
COVID-19
Downtown Travel Has Not Recovered from COVID-19, Data Shows -Government Technology
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Love Field Airport harnessing wind gusts from planes to make energy -KERA Radio
This Development Wants Residents to Ditch Their Cars. In Phoenix. –Bloomberg
Charging infrastructure ‘biggest bump in the road’ for electric vehicle take-up –Reuters
AI-Assisted Mapmaking: The Future of Cartography and Geographic Visualization –CityLife
Well-attended meeting sparks extended comment period on Humboldt Bay offshore wind terminal plans -Times-Standard
North America’s First Solar Panel Recycling Plant Opens in Yuma, Arizona -EnergyPortal.eu
AIR QUALITY
Buttigieg says US ‘green corridors’ initiative is key to cutting shipping industry emissions –AP
Illinois transit bill includes reduced fares, requires zero-emission buses –WMAQ-TV
NATURAL RESOURCES
Talking Geotechnical Investigations with OKDOT -AASHTO re:source Q & A Podcast
EPA’s National Plastics Plan Flouts Sea Pollution, Chemical Use -Bloomberg Law
Gowanus Canal Visit Offers an Educational Opportunity to Environmental Science and Policy Student -Columbia University
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Some U.S. national parks are trying to go carbon-free. What does that mean for visitors? -National Geographic
Say no to pesticides, yes to goats: Austin nonprofit uses goats to manage invasive plants along Lady Bird Lake Trail -Daily Texan
One of America’s most famous streets is getting its biggest makeover since 1974 -Washington Post (opinion)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
New utility bridge could impact Harrisburg cyclists and pedestrians for the better -WPMT-TV
Why San Francisco. bicyclists are divided over a new bikeway in the Mission District -San Francisco Chronicle
Proposed bike highways could make biking easier, more accessible across Metro Vancouver (BC) –Vancouver Sun
North American cities need to push for secure bicycle parking -Momentum (commentary)
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Integrating Resilience Concepts and Strategies into Transportation Planning: A Guide –NCHRP
Telework Transportation Research in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic –TRB
Webinar to focus on active transportation planning in communities -Pennsylvania State University
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 –Council on Environmental Quality (Notice of proposed rulemaking)
FY 2023 Emergency Relief Grants for Public Transportation Systems Affected by Major Declared Disasters in Calendar Years 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022 -FTA (Notice of re-opening application submissions and revised requirements)
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023–2025 and Other Changes; Correction -EPA (Final rule; correction)
Notice of Adoption of Policy Statement on Climate Change and Historic Preservation -Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Notice)
Water Resources Development Act 2020, Section 128 Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program Draft Environmental Assessment -Army Corps of Engineers (Notice of availability; request for comment)
Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX -Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia -Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice; request for comments)
Request for Information: Center for Maritime Innovation -MARAD (Notice)
Request for Information: National Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean Economy -Office of Science and Technology Policy (Notice; extension of comment deadline)
National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies -Coast Guard (Request for applications)