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
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
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
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)