News New Report from GCC | Unlocking Equitable Access to Grants: Options for Federal Policymakers to Improve Matching Fund Requirements As federal policymakers award grant funds to implement climate, clean energy, transportation, and other programs, they have opportunities to remove barriers to the equitable distribution of federal resources. Non-federal...May 9, 2024
News Report: Low-Carbon Transportation Policies Can Reduce Health Care Emissions and Benefit Local Communities Hospitals, clinics, and other facilities that serve patients – also known as healthcare delivery organizations (or HDOs) – are pivotal players in the fight against climate change. They care for individuals impacted...February 8, 2024
News Fourteen States & D.C. Express Support for Final Rule on Measuring GHG Emissions from Highway System On January 4, 2024, fourteen states and the District of Columbia wrote to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to thank the agency for adopting the [date] final rule for Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure.January 4, 2024
News State transportation officials and Georgetown Climate Center welcome final rule on tracking GHG pollution from federal highways The Georgetown Climate Center and officials from states leading on clean transportation today welcomed a newly finalized rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation that will provide a nationally consistent framework...November 22, 2023
News Issue Brief | How Community-Based Air Quality Monitoring Can Make Climate Policy More Equitable By James Bradbury & Emma Cross Community tour of an air quality monitoring station. (Image from Mecklenburg County) The passage of the federal Inflation Reduction Act[ref...June 1, 2023
News Issue Brief | Flexible Federal Funding Opportunities for State and Local Clean Transportation Investments Executive Summary When it comes to deciding how to spend funds from federal transportation programs, state policymakers — including department of transportation (DOT) officials and state lawmakers — have a...February 23, 2023
News Issue Brief | States have flexibility to invest federal highway funds in climate-smart transportation The U.S. has seen a historic influx of federal funding for improving America's transportation systems, especially through the $1.2 billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). In a new issue brief, “Flexible Federal...February 21, 2023
News Transportation Agencies from 10 States and D.C. Voice Support for Federal Proposal to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions from National Highways States Across the Country Say Proposed Performance Measure Can Help Reduce Pollution, Improve Resilience of National Highway System October 13, 2022 — In joint comments submitted to the U.S. Department of...October 13, 2022
News Statement from the Georgetown Climate Center on FHWA's Proposed GHG Performance Measure This morning, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, released a proposed rule to guide states and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in measuring and...July 7, 2022
News Issue Brief | Estimating the Greenhouse Gas Impact of Federal Infrastructure Investments in the IIJA Executive Summary By any measure, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),[ref title=""]Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684, 117th Congress (2021)...December 16, 2021
