NEPA
Why Is It So Expensive To Build Things In America? – Forbes
Developers Know How to Dodge Environmental Reviews; Now They Might Have Help From the Federal Government – Inside Sources
National Environmental Policy Act – Counsel on Environmental Quality Proposed Rule Revisions: Examples of Opponent/Proponent Comments – JD Supra
Infrastructure spending as an economic stimulus requires a NEPA fix, too – The Hill
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGES
Coronavirus forces changes in forest plan public meeting schedule – Carolina Public Press
California Environmental Bills for 2020 – National Resources Defense Council
DC-area leaders concerned about auto pollution post-coronavirus crisis – WTOP Radio
WATER QUALITY/WETLANDS
AASHTO Seeks Elimination of Temporary Discharge Rule – AASHTO Journal
$1M awarded to wetlands restoration project on Chicago’s Southeast Side – Chicago Sun-Times
NRCS accepting applications for Conservation Easement Program – North Texas e-news
PROJECT DELIVERY/STREAMLINING
Coronavirus Creating Solar Industry ‘Crisis’: U.S. Trade Group – Reuters
HISTORIC PRESERVATION/CULTURAL RESOURCES
Historic Preservation Myths: It Cost Too Much – Adirondack Almanack
A Plan to Develop Farmland in Amish Country Meets Resistance – The New York Times
Historic homes in Philly can now add garage or basement apartments – The Philadelphia Inquirer
WILDLIFE & ECOSYSTEMS
AASHTO Backs Effort to Advance Pollinator Habitat Creation – AASHTO Journal
Prescribed fire benefits landowners, ecosystems – Lincoln Journal Star
Rocky Mountain animals will move as the climate changes. These corridors could give them a safer path. – The Washington Post
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Fire, Forests, and Our Lands: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective – Nonprofit Quarterly
Government bemoans lack of environmental expertise in justice system – The Jakarta Post
DEC and NYSERDA Announce $24 Million in Volkswagen Settlement Funds to Support All-Electric Transit Buses in Environmental Justice Communities – New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (press release)
INDIRECT EFFECTS/CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Social Distancing? You Might Be Fighting Climate Change, Too – The New York Times
INVASIVE SPECIES/VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
Stefanik introduces bipartisan bill to promote use of native plant materials – The Ripon Advance
AIR QUALITY
California’s strict air quality regulations help farmers prosper, study finds – University of California, Irvine
Why cutting car and truck emissions is so hard – Boston.com
Do urban speed limit reductions improve air quality? Experts say not so fast – Energy News Network
As Amazon speeds up, a warehouse community braces for a deadly combo: air pollution and coronavirus – Grist
NOISE
Air Force base decision raises F-35A noise debate in Tucson – The Brownsville Herald
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE
Coronavirus Forces Us To Rethink Infrastructure For An Age Of Biological Risk – Forbes
More Than $43 Million in Coastal Resilience Grants Announced for Communities Devastated by 2018 Natural Disasters – Yahoo Finance
Mississippi Mayors Push for Flood Resilience – ENR Midwest
Maine voters will decide two bond measures, totaling $120 million, on June 9 – Ballotpedia
How Power and Gas Utilities Keep Energy Flowing in the Pandemic – Bloomberg Green
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Georgia DOT recognized for making transportation more human – Transportation Today
Lime is yanking its electric scooters from California and Washington due to coronavirus – Verge.com
San Mateo County Active Transportation Plan Draft Recommendations Now Online – Streetsblog SF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Coastal NC to get environmental grants – The Daily News (Jacksonville, NC)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES
DOT holds first GPS backup technology demonstration – GPS World
U.S. government, tech industry discussing ways to use smartphone location data to combat coronavirus – The Washington Post
SUSTAINABILITY
2020 Conference on Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technologies – Transportation Research Board (Call for abstracts)
TRB Webinar: What role does ecology have in sustainable transportation? – Transportation Research Board (Webinar Announcement)
TRB Webinar: Sustainable highway construction – Transportation Research Board (Webinar Announcement)
ENERGY/GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Florida, Utah, Washington approve bills to boost EVs, including $50M Rocky Mountain Power charging plan – Utility Dive
California should reset its ambition and unleash the next wave of clean energy to combat climate change – CalMatters
He Set Up a Big Solar Farm. His Neighbors Hated It. – The New York Times
WASTE MANAGEMENT/RECYCLING
Pittsburgh recycling startup includes Phoenix in its expansion plans – Phoenix Business Journal
Delaware solid waste center makes changes (Delaware County, NY) – The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY)
31 years on, hazardous waste pact needs improving (Basel Convention) – Anadolu Agency (Turkey)