FEDERAL ACTION

Biden administration holds EV industry meeting with Musk, Barra – CNBC

Supreme Court Revives Trump-Era Environmental Regulation – New York Times

Building a Better America Fact Sheet for Rural Communities – USDOT (Media release)

COVID-19

21 States Sue To Stop Covid-19 Face Mask Mandates On Airplanes, Public Transit – Forbes

Airlines that dropped mask requirements are now suffering staff shortages due to COVID-19 – CBS News

Ten thousand COVID-19 vaccine doses administered at TTC Clinics – Mass Transit

Washington ferries’ slow return to pre-pandemic service continues – KIRO Radio

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Interview with Joint Office of Energy and Transportation – AASHTO’s ETAP Podcast

Tampa Bay mayors say transportation key to climate change plans – Tampa Bay Times

Flood sensor project will offer city real-time data as storms intensify – Spectrum News NY1

Three months after January snowstorm, VDOT still cleaning up ‘unprecedented amount of debris’ – WAVY-TV

Study: How California can Shift Away from Car-Oriented Development – Planetizen

Experts: Charging Options Key to Electric Vehicle Adoption – Government Technology

AIR QUALITY

New highways headed to Seattle area despite drive to fight climate change – KUOW Radio

Connecticut Truckers Face Bill to Lower Emissions – Transport Topics

New bill restricts PA’s entry into Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative – KTBS-TV

Free Fare February data shows UTA program’s success – Standard-Examiner

Louisiana Governor, DOTD Discuss Electric Vehicle InfrastructureLouisiana Governor’s Office (Media release)

100 Groups Demand EPA Set Protective Airplane-Pollution Limits – Center for Biological Diversity (Media release)

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Navajo Nation Leader Meets With Federal Administration On Inter-Agency Agreement To Improve Roads – Navajo-Hopi Observer

Michigan wants your suggestions to improve a new online environmental justice mapping tool – Michigan Public Radio

Florida DOT Plans for ‘Transportation Equity’ – Tallahassee Reports

The little-known open-source community behind the government’s new environmental justice tool – Grist

NATURAL RESOURCES

MoDOT encouraging drivers to help clean up litter along roadways – KCTV-TV

Aquatic drone measures water quality throughout river networks with precision and speed – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

“Managed Retreat” Is a Terrible Way to Talk About Responding to Climate Change – Slate

Crews to begin spraying invasive plants – WiscNews

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Researchers Analyze The Usage Patterns Of Bicycles In Four Large Cities In USA To Make Bicycle Sharing Systems More Efficient – Verve Times

Topeka City Council considering restricting bicycles, skateboards and scooters from NOTO area – KSNT-TV

Newark, DE considering ‘noise cameras’ to crack down on vehicles with loud exhaust systems – Newark Post

Reddy Bikeshare kicks off seventh season with upgraded technology – WKBW-TV

TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pedestrian Resources to Help Talk the Walk – NCHRP

TRB Webinar – Advancing Subnational Energy Transitions – TRB

Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success – NCHRP

A Full Assessment of the Effectiveness of Gulf Restoration Efforts Will Require Improved Analysis and Coordination, New Report Says – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Media release)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee’s Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee – EPA (Notification of public meeting)

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit – EPA (Notice; request for public comment)

Notice of Competitive Offer and Notice of Segregation for Solar Energy Development on Public Land, Clark County, NevadaBureau of Land Management (Notice)

Next Era Energy Resources, LLC, Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement – Rural Utilities Service (Notice)