By US DOT Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation to support the shift to a renewable energy economy by boosting clean hydrogen production. The Clean H2 Production Act will create tax credits to foster the development of clean hydrogen to create jobs, contribute to energy independence, and help tackle climate change.
By US DOT Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $15,000 against five airline passengers for allegedly interfering with and, in two cases, assaulting flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instructions and various federal regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) joint statement regarding the May 23, 2021, diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978, that included American citizens, by the government of Belarus...
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2021
News Release: Today’s Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo flight from Spaceport America in New Mexico marks the 400th launch that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has licensed. This achievement is made possible by the U.S. commercial space industry’s ingenuity and the FAA’s commitment to public safety.
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW); Tom Carper (D-Del.), the committee's chairman; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the EPW Subcommittee on Transportation Infrastructure; and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW); Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), the Committee's Ranking Member; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the EPW Subcommittee on Transportation Infrastructure; and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined her colleague John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2021.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- The bipartisan support in Congress for H.R. 1915, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, continues to grow. The bill, introduced in March by Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), has grown to include 40 co-sponsors from both parties.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: Support continues to build for the E-BRIDGE Act, a bill to remove barriers for communities seeking to use Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to develop high-speed broadband access. The bill is part of House Republicans’ broader broadband agenda.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory inquiring about the status ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with her colleagues on the committee, Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.), praised the passage of S. Res. 217, a bipartisan ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, May 18, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) addressed the American Public Transportation Association’s Legislative Conference and Virtual Fly-In. APTA represents all modes of public transportation, including bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, and waterborne service, along with intercity and high-speed passenger rail.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing entitled, “Examining Biodiversity Loss: Drivers, Impacts, and Potential Solutions."
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2021
News Release: or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a hearing entitled, “Examining Biodiversity Loss: Drivers, Impacts, and Potential Solutions." HIGHLIGHTS... SPORTSMEN'S ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2021
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and other Republican Committee leaders today introduced a long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill that provides historic levels of investment in America’s roads, bridges, and core infrastructure to meet the Nation’s growing transportation needs.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the drivers and impacts of biodiversity loss, as well as potential policy solutions. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2021
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, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today reintroduced the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its final environmental decision on the proposed replacement passenger terminal project for Bob Hope “Hollywood Burbank" Airport. The decision enables the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority to move the project forward.
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s roundtable entitled, “Final Approach: An Update on ATC Modernization":
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Many organizations representing those responsible for building and maintaining the Nation’s wastewater infrastructure are offering their support for the Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 3218), a bill recently introduced by Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC), along with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-AK).
