DOT Unveils Funding Guide For New Transport Carbon Reduction Program

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is releasing guidance for how states can spend more than $6 billion over five years for a new infrastructure law program that aims to nudge officials toward approving surface transportation projects that reduce carbon emissions. “Transportation is the sector that contributes the most carbon emissions in the U.S. economy, which means that transportation must aspire to be a major part of the solution,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at a press event April 20. Last...