Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States (May 2008) U.S. Climate Change Science Program
Revised Research Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (May 2008)
Climate Change: Expert Opinion on the Economics of Policy Options to Address Climate Change (May 2008) U.S. Government Accountability Office
Greener Fuels, Greener Vehicles: A State Resource Guide (February 2008) National Governors Association
Transportation Research Record Journal, Issue No. 2011, Environmental Issues 2007 includes 22 peer-reviewed papers covering diverse subjects including efforts by departments of transportation to develop environmental management systems, vehicle emissions modeling, air quality benefits of freeway high-occupancy vehicle lanes in southern California, use of highway underpasses for large mammals and other wildlife, and others. (1-18-08)
PB’s Highway Sustainability Checklist [ZIP] NEW - This checklist was selected by AASHTO as the winning U.S. entry in the Sustainable Development category for the 2007 World Road Association’s (PIARC) International Competition. The checklist was developed in response to growing interest in an objective, non-prescriptive, broad-based tool that would support the integration of environmental stewardship practices and CSS into day-to-day highway-related practices. The checklist is a compendium of possible measures associated with various phases of highway projects—from planning to design, through construction, operations and maintenance. It is meant to facilitate decisions about the extent to which highway improvements might incorporate measures that go beyond satisfying minimum functional requirements by addressing contextual factors which contribute to sustainability of the natural, built, and human environments. The checklist is flexible and may be adapted to individual agencies or specific project applications.
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study (U.S. Climate Change Science Program, Public Review Draft 10-25-07)
Strategic Plan for Particulate Matter Research: 2005-2010 (Federal Highway Administration, 10-18-07)
Automakers' Corporate Carbon Burdens: Update for 1990-2005 (Environmental Defense, 8-30-07)
Analyzing, Documenting, and Communicating The Impacts of Mobile Source Air Toxic Emissions in the NEPA Process (National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Project 25-25, Task 18) April 2007 [back to top] | 
