FEDERAL ACTION
Buttigieg: After COVID-19 Relief, an Infrastructure Policy -Transport Topics
Buttigieg sets goals for electric, automated freight vehicles -The Hill
Democrats May Invoke Congressional Review Act to Reverse Recent EPA Rules – National Law Review
For the first time the US DOT is carving out budget for climate and environmental justice projects – TechCrunch
Spin doctors have shaped the environmentalism debate for decades – Washington Post (Opinion)
COVID-19
Post-Covid, Transit Agencies Must Look Beyond Ridership – CityLab
Feature Article: NYC Initiatives are a Model for Safeguarding the Nation’s Public Transit Systems – DHS Science and Technology Directorate
NEPA
Environmental Enforcement Outlook on Climate Change, NEPA and Emerging Contaminants and Chemical Safety – Morgan Lewis (Blog)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Ohio’s Infrastructure Earns a ‘C-‘ Grade on Engineers’ Report Card – WKSU
‘It better be environmentally friendly’: UDOT working on better transportation in Little Cottonwood Canyon – KTVX-TV
SEPTA solar farm project now operational – Progressive Railroading
America’s Brittle Infrastructure Is on Display in Texas – New York Magazine
Florida celebrates sea level rise planning tool after years ‘behind the curve’ – Tampa Bay Times
AIR QUALITY
EPA abandons Clean Power Plan, saying reinstatement “would not make sense” – Indiana Environmental Reporter
Washington Department of Ecology Preparing New Rule to Assess Greenhouse Gas Emissions – National Law Review
Connecticut Gov. Lamont unveils environmental priorities amid dispute over impact on gasoline prices – Hartford Courant
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
How Biden’s Environmental Justice Order Might Work – E&E News
Issues Of The Environment: Commemorating 30 Years Of The Environmental Justice Movement –WEMU
Gov. Gavin Newsom is at a crossroads on climate action and environmental justice – Sacramento Bee (Opinion)
NATURAL RESOURCES
$194 million in five years: Vermont chips away at clean water goals – VTDigger
Healthy rivers: Communities use DNA tool to keep tabs on freshwater quality – The Conversation
Deregulation of wetlands a bad idea – Herald Bulletin (Editorial)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
City Council discusses proposed “demolition by neglect” ordinance – Wyoming Tribune Eagle
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission tool identifies potential transportation centers in 10-county region – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In Key Step for the Great Redwood Trail, NCRA Board Votes To Railbank the Line from Willits to Samoa – Lost Coast Outpost
Bicycle and pedestrian improvements planned by SCDOT – Moultrie News
Missoula’s new transportation plan heavy on bike lanes, trails; new interchange out – Missoula Current
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces FY 2021 Round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program – USDOT
Gaps in FAA’s Oversight of the AIP State Block Grant Program Contribute to Adherence Issues and Increase Risks – USDOT Inspector General
Webinar: Introduction to National Institute for Congestion Reduction (NICR) – National Institute for Congestion Reduction
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant Program – FTA (Notice of funding opportunity)
Ocean Dumping: Modification of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of Humboldt Bay, California – EPA (Final rule)
Air Plan Approval; OR; Smoke Management Revision – EPA (Proposed rule)
National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Council on Environmental Quality (Notice of rescission of draft guidance)