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This section provides a brief overview of a this week's news topics. Full articles are provided in the current newsletter.
The American Trucking Associations calls on Congress to enact a 65-mile-per-hour speed limit for the nation's highways and said for the first time it would support minimum fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks to help reduce the industry's greenhouse gas emissions and conserve increasingly expensive fuel. Read Full Article » [back to top]
A vision for a sustainable U.S. transportation system by 2050 - including a key role for public transportation - is released in a report by the American Public Transportation Association. Read Full Article » [back to top]
A plan for sustainable transportation policies in New York City was released by the city's Department of Transportation. Sustainable Streets sets forth "clear goals for transforming the City's streetscape into people-friendly boulevards and world-class public spaces, and targeting improvements in bus mobility, safety, and bicycling while reducing the transportation network's impact on the environment." Read Full Article » [back to top]
An advocacy group representing residents of a northern Idaho town is continuing legal challenges to a plan to dredge and fill a trout stream and wetlands, hoping to stop the related highway project before construction begins. Read Full Article » [back to top]
SEATTLE--The Washington Department of Ecology says it will convene a working group representing government, businesses, and environmental groups to determine how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be included in environmental reviews of construction of public facilities, private projects, and government planning decisions. Read Full Article » [back to top]
The Water Environment Research Foundation announces that it has upgraded and improved a database meant to help stormwater management professionals ensure that stormwater systems are safe and reliable. Read Full Article » [back to top]
Transportation and air quality benefits of infill development can be calculated based on standard transportation forecasting models used by metropolitan planning organizations, according to a report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. Read Full Article » [back to top]
The Environmental Protection Agency will select in June up to 10 grantees for new pilot projects intended to encourage "greener" revitalization of brownfield sites. Read Full Article » [back to top]
State and territorial wildlife agencies will receive more than $60 million to help conserve and recover wildlife under the state wildlife grant program, the Department of Interior announces. Read Full Article » [back to top]
A final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency will make sharp reductions in particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions from locomotives and marine diesel engines. Read Full Article » [back to top]
House Transportation Committee leaders unveil an Amtrak reauthorization measure that provides the cash-strapped system $14.4 billion over five years. Read Full Article » [back to top]
The following items were recently posted on the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO website, http://environment.transportation.org. Read Full Article » [back to top]