A roundup of headlines curated for state transportation environmental professionals
FEDERAL ACTION
FHWA Activates Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program – AASHTO Journal
What is in House Republicans’ energy policy package? – The Hill
Activists Slam Biden Administration for Reversing Climate and Equity Guidance on Highway Expansions – Inside Climate News
USDOT Opens Applications for First Round of $2.5 Billion Program to Build EV Charging in Communities and Neighborhoods Nationwide – FHWA (media release)
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Navigating toward clean transportation and lower environmental impacts – Maine Monitor
Moore recommits Maryland to highest national climate goals for electric vehicle sales – Maryland Matters
Generation EV | Getting Warmer With Kal Penn Episode 7 – Bloomberg (video)
New fire risks as a result of electric and hybrid buses – Mass Transit (opinion)
AIR QUALITY
Ports of LA, Long Beach Join Bid to Be Hydrogen Fuel Hub – Los Angeles Daily News
Bill aims to create clean transportation standard in Minnesota – Biodiesel Magazine
This Tractor Runs on Cow Manure – Bloomberg Green
Scaling carbon removal requires a portfolio approach – The Hill (opinion)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Researchers urge policymakers to build pedestrian greenspaces – Virginia Public Media
E-bikes raise management concerns in some parks, public forests – Bay Journal
Researchers To Explore Wildfires, Drinking Water Quality – Texas A&M
MoDOT Seeks Volunteers for No MOre Trash Bash – Missouri DOT
Weathering Lake Tahoe’s Storms – Tahoe Daily Tribune (opinion)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Car-Free Living Takes Off in Car-Centric Cities – Hyperdrive
The ‘Green Amendment’ is well-intended – but that’s not enough – Nevada Independent (opinion)
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Oklahoma DOT Putting Active Transportation Plan Together – AASHTO Journal
Plazas, two-way bike lane on tap as NYC public space push begins – WPIX-TV
Chicago City Council approves using cameras to catch drivers who block bike and bus lanes downtown – WBBM-TV
ATX Walk Bike Roll plan presented to boards and commissions – Austin Monitor
TxDOT launches safety campaign after increase in pedestrian, bicycle crashes – KVEO-TV
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRB Webinar: The Jury is Still Out – The Latest on Recycled Plastic Waste in Asphalt – TRB
Getting Safely to the Other Side: Decision Support for Wildlife Crossing Programs – TR News (link to PDF)
Rutgers CAIT Partners with NJ TRANSIT and International Association on North American Regional Training Center – Rutgers University
Door to Door: Microtransit in the Twin Cities – Move Minneapolis (link to webinar registration)
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Rail Transportation Projects – FRA (Notice)
Approval of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Noise Compatibility Program – FAA (Notice)
Roundtable on Environmental Justice and Equity in Infrastructure Permitting; Second Supplemental Notice of Roundtable – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Notice)
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests; Idaho; Clearwater National Forest Travel Planning – Forest Service (Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement)
Release of Draft Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards – EPA (Notice of availability)
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notice of Charter Renewal – EPA (Notice)
Request for Nominations to the Good Neighbor Environmental Board – EPA (Notice)
Lands Chief, National Trails Land Resources Program Office; Delegation of Authority – National Park Service (Notice)
Notice To Reopen the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science Call for Nominations – U.S. Geological Survey (Notice)
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Whitewater River Groundwater Replenishment Facility, Riverside County, CA – Bureau of Land Management (Notice)
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study, Hillsborough County, Florida – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Notice)
Regulated Navigation Area; Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL – Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking)