People & The Environment - Page 9 of 52 - The Eno Center for Transportation

White House Issues First Round of NEPA Regulation Re-Rewrites

October 8, 2021

October 8, 2021 | Jeff Davis

October 8, 2021 - This week, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued the first of multiple forthcoming rules undoing...

GAO's 10 Options for Climate-Resilient Roads

September 24, 2021

September 24, 2021 | Jeff Davis

September 24, 2021 - A new report out this week from the U.S. Government Accountability Office examines ways that the...

How Can New Transit Environmental Review Approaches Help Address Climate Concerns?

September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021 | Brianne Eby

September 17, 2021 - Many of the challenges with NEPA in the United States are attributed to misunderstandings and conflicts...

White House, Congress Push Plans for Reducing Emissions from Aviation

September 10, 2021

September 10, 2021 | Jeff Davis

September 10, 2021 - The Biden Administration yesterday announced a new initiative to develop sustainable aviation fuels. In an extensive...

Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast

September 6, 2021

September 6, 2021 | Jeff Davis

But the bipartisan bill will be valuable in providing major investments in “future-proofing” infrastructure against climate change and extreme weather...

DeFazio looks to try again on his progressive transportation agenda

August 20, 2021

August 20, 2021 | Jeff Davis

But Jeff Davis of the Eno Center said the Byrd rule will also require that every dime of the committee’s...

The perverse reason it's easier to build new highways than new subways

August 19, 2021

August 19, 2021 | Paul Lewis

“A transit agency is designed to operate transit, not build transit projects,” said Paul Lewis, the Eno Center’s director of...

Federal program to cut bus emissions gets a Senate mandate: Some buses must pollute

August 17, 2021

August 17, 2021 | Jeff Davis

Still, the five-year total of nearly $107 billion for transit was about 65% above what was expected if spending remained...

Biden Issues Executive Order Advancing Clean Car Goals

August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 | Brianne Eby

August 12, 2021 - The Biden Administration recently issued an executive order with new rules aimed at reducing automobile emissions.

Op-Ed: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Could Be a Win for Climate, If it Can Be Leveraged to Those Ends

August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 | Paul Lewis

August 13, 2021 - The bipartisan infrastructure bill represents a huge opportunity to strategically invest in climate-friendly and resilient infrastructure....

Op-Ed: Incorporating Sustainability in Airport Planning

August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 | Caroline Marete

August 13, 2021 - Airport operations have an impact on the environment and society, and while there are initiatives to...

Critics: 'big and bold' infrastructure bill falls short on helping states fight climate change

August 5, 2021

August 5, 2021 | Jeff Davis

It also includes $107 billion for transit, a 65% boost, according to an analysis by Jeff Davis, a senior fellow...