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EPA Cracks Down on Companies in Washington, Oregon, California, and New Jersey for Selling Illegal Auto Parts that Avoid Pollution Controls

By Amber GarnettAugust 25, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of settlements with companies that had illegally sold “defeat device” products throughout the United States that altered vehicle emissions control systems.

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FHWA Announcement on First-Ever Grants to Fix More Than 160 Fish Culverts Across the Country, Supporting Jobs, the Environment, Tribal communities, and Commercial Fishing

By Amber GarnettAugust 17, 2023

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced a total of $196 million going to 59 Tribal, state, and local governments that will fix or remove 169 culvert barriers to improve fish passage.

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Maryland DOT Supporting ‘Five Million Tree’ Effort

By July 6, 2023

The Maryland Department of Transportation is “branching out” in its commitment to support the state’s goal of planting five million trees over the next eight years with initiatives that should…

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Video: New Jersey DOT’s Use of Foamed Glass Aggregate

By May 11, 2023

The New Jersey Department of Transportation recently released a video detailing how its use of “foamed glass aggregate” provides a multitude of green benefits to the state – especially as…

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Sacramento Kings, Caltrans Work on Local Waterway Cleanup

By March 16, 2023

The Sacramento Kings basketball team, the California Department of Transportation, and more than 35 volunteers recently joined forces to collect and remove litter from Robert T. Matsui Park along the…

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Oklahoma DOT Crafting First-Ever Active Transportation Plan

By March 16, 2023

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is working on its first-ever active transportation plan – a policy toolkit that can be used internally and by Oklahoma counties and towns as engineers…

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Maryland DOT Begins Statewide Litter, Mowing Effort

By Amber GarnettMarch 8, 2023

The Maryland Department of Transportation recently launched “Operation Clean Sweep Maryland,” a new initiative that will nearly double the frequency of litter pickup and mowing efforts along state roads. [Above…

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ETAP Podcast: Georgia’s Transportation Investment Act

By Amber GarnettMarch 3, 2023

The latest episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast examines the impact of Georgia’s Transportation Investment Act or TIA a decade after its passage – a voter-approved…

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Buttigieg: We Are ‘Rebuilding’ the Foundation of Transportation

By Amber GarnettMarch 3, 2023

Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (above), says his agency and the nation’s mobility community are currently involved in “one of the most exciting, productive, and challenging…

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RIDOT Fully Converts to Energy-Efficient LED Lights

By Amber GarnettFebruary 15, 2023

Governor Dan McKee (D) recently saluted the Rhode Island Department of Transportation for being the first state agency to fully convert its lighting resources to energy-efficient light-emitting diode or LED…

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