FEDERAL ACTION
Biden signs order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’ -ABC News
Buttigieg Discusses Rural Infrastructure Needs vs Funding -Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network
Federal bills for recycling infrastructure grants, composting strategies make a comeback -Waste Dive
FHWA Opens Applications for $848 Million in Competitive Grant Funding to Make Roads, Bridges, Transit, Rail, and Ports More Resilient to Climate Change -FHWA (media release)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
California’s port truck-charging plan gets a jolt from big investors -Reuters
Number of Alternative Fueling Stations Nearly Doubles Since 2020; EV Charging Leads the Way -USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Electric school buses serve as mini power plants during the summer -WBUR Radio
Climate Change Is Prompting Cities to Reassess Resiliency -Government Technology
Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins Transitioning to Renewable Diesel -Railway Age
Mississippi Governor Signs Bills Investing Over $2 Billion Toward Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements -Mississippi Governor’s Office (media release)
AIR QUALITY
New Vehicle Emissions Rules Could Speed the EV Revolution -Route Fifty
New York MTA Commits to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions 85% by 2040 –Metropolitan Transportation Authority (media release)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Autism Transit Project Expands To Four More Cities -Campaign US
New Evidence Links Transit Cuts With Poverty and Unemployment -Governing
New Jersey Governor Announces Nation’s First Environmental Justice Rules to Reduce Pollution in Vulnerable Communities -New Jersey Governor’s Office (media release)
WVU transportation center will bring mobility to rural areas, opening access to country roads -West Virginia University (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
NCDOT Highway Right-of-Ways Win Wildflower Awards -AASHTO Journal
Maine DEP Warns Railroad to Clean Up Environment Surrounding Train Derailment Site to Department’s Satisfaction -Maine Department of Environmental Protection (media release)
Lake Tahoe’s clear water is due to tiny creatures called Zooplankton, researchers say -NPR
New USDOT Program Meets Vehicle Collisions with Wildlife Head On -Daily Yonder
Latest in fight for national clean water protections -Southern Environmental Law Center
NJDOT’s annual litter removal campaign begins -NJDOT (media release)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Embracing the 15-Minute City: 7 Reasons why Bicycles Are the Perfect Mode of Transportation -Momentum Mag
How western states are trying to solve ski resort traffic -Axios
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
National Academies Launch New Climate Crossroads Initiative -National Academies
TRB Webinar: Toward a Touchless Airport Journey -ACRP
Development of a Guide for Accommodating Utilities within Highways and Freeways -NCHRP
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Bus Rapid Transit and High-Priority Bus Corridors -TCRP
Impacts of Trains Longer Than 7,500 Feet Meeting #5 -National Academies
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Renewed and Amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Utah; Correction –Utah Division Office, FHWA (Correction)
Development of the National Levee Safety Program -Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the North of Lake Okeechobee Storage Reservoir Section 203 Study, Highlands County, Florida –Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
California State Non-road Engine Pollution Control Standards; Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) Engines; Notice of Decision -EPA (Notice of decision)
Public Hearing for Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles -EPA (Notification of public hearing)
Air Plan Approval; Texas; Updates to Public Notice and Procedural Rules and Removal of Obsolete Provisions -EPA (Proposed rule)
Air Plan Disapproval; Texas; Contingency Measures for the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Areas -EPA (Proposed rule)
Air Plan Approval; Idaho: Inspection and Maintenance Program Removal; Extension of Comment Period; Correction -EPA (Proposed rule; extension of comment period and correction)
Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act and Administrative Procedure Act Claims -EPA (Notice; request for public comment)
Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions: -Forest Service (Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment)
Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Approval of Herbicide Active Ingredients for Use on Public Lands -Bureau of Land Management (Notice)
Request for Applicants for Appointment to the Aviation Security Advisory Committee -TSA (Committee management; request for applicants)