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Graves & Rouzer Welcome Supreme Court Decision Reinstating Reasonable Project Reviews under Clean Water Act

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) today applauded a Supreme Court decision reinstating a Trump Administration rule that puts reasonable limits on a Clean Water Act (CWA) review process. The CWA section 401 process has been weaponized by some states and environmental groups to block energy and infrastructure projects they politically opposed.


Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Department of Transportation Headquarters for Secretaries Coleman and Mineta

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member and chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, along with Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.), ranking member and chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, led in the passage of the William T. Coleman, Jr., and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation (DOT) Headquarters Act.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a business meeting to consider the following items...


Notice published on April 7 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee; Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus; and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Co-Chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus and member of the EPW Committee, today applauded the EPW Committee’s passage of their legislation to improve our nation’s recycling and composting systems.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.) are one step closer to getting the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act across the finish line.


Carper Statement on SCOTUS Clean Water Act Determination

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), issued the following statement on the Supreme Court decision to reinstate a Trump-Administration regulation that constrains states’ authorities under the Clean Water Act Section 401 to review, modify, or deny permits for federal infrastructure projects that could affect their water quality.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Graves Statement from Hearing on National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s hearing entitled, “National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization":


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed the largest-ever fines ever against two passengers for alleged unruly behavior. The fines of $81,950 and $77,272, respectively, are part of the approximately $2 million the agency has proposed since Jan. 1, 2022.


Carper, Capito, Boozman Applaud EPW Passage of Recycling and Composting Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Co-Chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus; Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee; and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Co-Chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus and member of the EPW Committee, today applauded the EPW Committee’s passage of their legislation to improve our nation’s recycling and composting systems.


What did Transportation Department publish on April 6?

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes discussed on April 6 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes on April 5

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.