FEDERAL ACTION

New Jersey Sues Federal Government Over Congestion Pricing in New York City -New York Times

House Republicans propose ambitious reforestation plan in response to climate change -AP

‘Massive emissions ramifications’: Forthcoming hydrogen policy stirs intense debate -The Hill

Resilience Improvement Plans: Best Practices & Requirements -FHWA (webinar)

Federal Fleets: Zero-Emission Vehicle Implementation -GAO (media release)

U.S. Should Expand and Standardize Plastics Collection and Recycling, Study Potential Uses in Infrastructure, Says New Report -National Academies (media release)

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

State DOTs Respond to Major East Coast Flooding -AASHTO Journal

Nevada roads, highways can withstand extreme heat due to NDOT planning -KVVU-TV

Is the Sumner Tunnel closure a transit success story? -WGBH-TV

Major U.S. cities leading in transit electrification -Mass Transit

Study addresses safer oil rail transport -Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A Charging Facility in Michigan Aims to Reinvent the American Truck Stop -Government Technology

CSX yields encouraging results from soybean oil-based fuel tests -Progressive Railroading

AIR QUALITY

Oregon joins West Coast states seeking millions to create zero-emission truck fueling network -Oregon Capital Chronicle


N.Y.’s public transit systems display alerts as state’s air quality concerns continue -Spectrum News 1

EPA Gets Tougher on Truck Emissions. Are Its Targets Achievable? -SupplyChainBrain

Nevada Residents – and Programs – Push for Cleaner Transportation and Air -Las Vegas Weekly

What Is the Most Eco-Friendly Way to Travel? -Wanderu (blog)

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Connecticut mapping tool aims to bring visibility to environmental justice communities -Energy News Network

Turning a desert into an oasis; how transportation deserts are impacting Milwaukee – WTMJ-TV

EVs Are Sending Toxic Tire Particles Into the Water, Soil, and Air -The Atlantic

More money going toward electric vehicle infrastructure in New York State -WCAX-TV

NATURAL RESOURCES

Freshwater management techniques can benefit both inland and coastal wetlands stressed by climate change Phys.org

Los Angeles World Airports prohibits sale of single-use plastic water bottles -LAWA (media release)

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Recycling America’s Railroads into Trails – Urbanist (podcast)

HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Bike lane on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge seen as major cause of pollution – PIX-TV (video)

The many benefits of more walkable streets -American City & County

Disability advocates push for robotaxi expansion -Axios San Francisco

Improving Transit Access to Parks and Trails -Planetizen

TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRB Webinar: Successful Environmental Justice Planning -TRB

Recycled Plastics in Infrastructure: Current Practices, Understanding, and Opportunities -TRB

Integrating Freight and Active Transportation into Policies, Programs, Plans, and Project Development -NCHRP

Leveraging Social Media Data for Emergency Preparedness and Response -NCHRP

Telecommuting, Remote Work, and Hybrid Schedules: Managing the Shift to a Flexible Work Future -NCHRP

Valuation and Compensation for Accommodating Utility and Communications Installations in Public Rights-of-Way -NCHRP

PFAS Source Differentiation Guide for Airports -ACHRP

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Limited Approval, Limited Disapproval of California Air Plan Revisions, Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District -EPA (Proposed rule)

National Advisory Council -FEMA (Committee management; request for applicants for appointment to a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council)

Call for Nominations for the California Desert District Advisory Council, the Central California Resource Advisory Council, and the Northern California Resource Advisory Council -Bureau of Land Management (Notice)

Streamlining U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Permitting of Rights-of-Way Across National Wildlife Refuges and Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Administered Lands -Fish and Wildlife Service (Proposed rule; revisions and reopening of the comment period)