FEDERAL ACTION

USDOT Unveils National V2X Deployment Plan -AASHTO Journal

America’s ‘Greenest’ Cities And What Makes Them Such –Blavity

Major New Commitment from Nearly 350 Mayors to Accelerate US Electric Vehicle Transition -Clean Technica

 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Stuck bridges, buckling roads − extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure -The Conversation

Boston’s Broke and Broken Transit System Hurts Downtown Recovery –CityLab

Massachusetts Launches $54 Million Electrification of Fairmount Commuter Rail Line, Boston to Reap Environmental and Transit Benefits –Hoodline

Detroit showcases green transit wins at annual conference -WDET Radio

North Carolina Explores More Sustainable Transportation Funding Options -Southern Scoop

 

ELECTRIC VEHICLES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICIES

Understanding the Carbon Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging – Environment + Energy Leader

Get the facts before supporting electric vehicles -Tribune Democrat (opinion)

AIR QUALITY

After Nike Leaders Promised Climate Action, Their Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting –ProPublica

Will 2028 Olympics Energize L.A.’s Race to Zero Emissions? -Government Technology

California seeks Biden administration approval for controversial diesel truck ban –CalMatters

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY

Chicago’s unique bike giveaway program is a win for mobility justice -Next City Stacker

NATURAL RESOURCES

Florida is building the world’s largest environmental restoration project –BBC

Improving salmon habitat and transportation for generations to come -WSDOT (blog)

SpaceX faces accusations it violated the Clean Water Act -The Verge

CULTURAL RESOURCES

New website lets NYers use traffic cams to turn streets into instant photo booths -New York Post

Offensive names dot the American street map − a new app provides a way to track them -The Conversation

Dodger Stadium gondola: Judge rejects lawsuit from project’s opponents -City News Service

Right on Red: The Culture War Comes for Traffic Lights -Politico Magazine (commentary)

How The Government Canceled Classic Muscle Cars -Motorious (commentary)

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

‘Yield to Your Neighbor’ Campaign Promotes Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Brown County, WI -WTAQ-WLUK Radio

Fairfax County’s Plan for Active Transportation -Fairfax County Government NewsCenter

Every Boston neighborhood to get a Bluebikes station, mayor says -Boston.com

The biking boom: Expanding bicycling in the National Capital Region -Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Think Regionally (podcast)

Corporate denial of aircraft noise pollution -Quiet Communities (opinion)

TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRB’s Transportation Symposium on Environment, Energy, and Livable Economies –TRB

Constructing Valid Geospatial Tools for Environmental Justice –TRB

Carbon Utilization Infrastructure, Markets, and Research and Development: A Final Report –TRB

Transporting Freight in Emergencies: A Guide on Special Permits and Weight Requirements –NCHRP

New CEQ Regulations Effects on Transportation Industry -TRB (webinar)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Certain Federal Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Maine, Including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Authority for Certain Categorical Exclusions (CEs) -FHWA (Notice; request for comments)

Public Land Order No. 7948; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7613; Withdrawal of Public Lands for a Runway Safe Zone, Nevada -Bureau of Land Management (Notice)

Air Plan Approval; Delaware; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program -EPA (Proposed rule)

2025 Clean Air Excellence Awards Program -EPA (Request for Nominations, Correction)

Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee -U.S. Geological Survey (Notice of teleconference Meeting)

Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Oregon -Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice of availability)

Request for Information Regarding Interregional and Offshore Wind Transmission -Grid Deployment Office, U.S. Department of Energy (Request for information)