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For USDOT, a Scientific Approach, and TOD Funds


For USDOT, a Scientific Approach, and TOD Funds
Robert C. Hampshire, Ph.D.
Resurrecting a position that was abolished more than 40 years ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation is appointing a Chief Science Officer for the entire agency, and has taken additional steps “to act on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to address the climate emergency and restore scientific integrity.” And the Federal Transit Administration has made available $10 million in TOD (transit-oriented development) planning grant funds.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has designated Robert C. Hampshire, Ph.D., as Acting Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, and officially as Chief Science Officer. Hampshire will serve as the principal advisor to Buttigieg on science and technology issues, “ensuring that USDOT’s RD&T (Research, Development & Technology) programs are scientifically and technologically well-founded and conducted with integrity,” DOT ....

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Earth Day 2021: Climate Change Under The Biden Administration - Environment


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President Biden has made climate change a main focus of his
administration.  At the beginning of his term, President Biden
issued several executive orders addressing climate change: Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and
the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate
Crisis (January 20, 2021) and Executive Order on
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (January 27,
2021) ( Day 7 Environmental Executive Order ). This
article will highlight the administration s international
focus, climate justice, climate litigation, and several priorities
of the recent executive orders.
As President Biden promised prior to inauguration, he recommitted the U.S. to the Paris Climate ....

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On Earth Day, AG Healey Joins Community Leaders to Announce New Springfield Air Quality Monitoring Project


BOSTON On Earth Day, Attorney General Maura Healey joined local elected officials and community leaders in Springfield to launch a new collaborative air quality monitoring project to measure air pollution levels and provide data to inform public health responses in the city known as having the highest rates of asthma in the country.
Today’s announcement was made at an event in Adams Park in Springfield and is part of AG Healey’s work to prioritize protecting public health in environmental justice communities in Massachusetts. AG Healey also joined members of her Environmental Protection Division to plant trees – two Musashino Zelkova and three Heritage River Birch – in the park.   ....

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Biden Environmental Agenda


Thursday, March 11, 2021
Since taking office on January 20th, President Biden has taken the expected actions to halt or slow down many of the policies of the Trump Administration. Some of these actions are global in nature, like rejoining the Paris Climate Accord to address climate change. Others could be felt locally, like the executive order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline which will affect Wisconsin companies working on the project. And the new EPA recently requested that the Department of Justice place a hold on all litigation regarding regulations issued under the Trump Administration.  These first actions hint that federal agencies like EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are likely to be substantially more active and may look closer at proposed projects in Wisconsin in the coming years. ....

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