By US DOT Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its rule to drastically undermine the use of science in agency decision-making.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 30, 2020
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Air Act on Dec. 31, 2020.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 29, 2020
News Release: Washington -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airspace restrictions over additional national security sensitive locations, effective December 30.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 28, 2020
News Release: Rules require Remote ID of drones and allow small drone operators to fly over people and at night under some conditions.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 28, 2020
News Release: The USE IT Act will Support Innovation and Incentivize Carbon Capture Development and Deployment.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the EPA’s action to adopt a greenhouse gas emissions standard for new airplanes. The EPA’s rule achieves U.S. adoption of an internationally agreed carbon dioxide standard ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UA), commonly known as drones. The new rules will require Remote Identification (Remote ID) of drones and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced it has granted Santa Claus and his reindeer-powered sleigh special operating authority to engage in interstate air-cargo-delivery services directly to rooftops throughout the United States on Christmas Eve.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community national #FlySafe campaign helps educate airmen about safety.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) joined Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to applaud final...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Tammy Duckworth, D- Ill., chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, along...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Tammy Duckworth, D- Ill., chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding a public scoping period for the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) related to plans by SpaceX to apply for licenses for suborbital and orbital launches of its Starship/Super Heavy project at its facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) joined Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to applaud final...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) applauded final passage of a wide-ranging spending bill that includes much-needed aid for the transportation sector, including an extension of the highly-successful Payroll Support Program for aviation...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), praised the Senate's passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA). The legislation was included in the omnibus. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 91 to 7. The bill will now go to President Trump to be signed into law.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Water Resources Development Act of 2020 will increase Wyoming's water storage, restore ecosystems, and improve flood-prevention infrastructure.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, highlighted significant climate provisions included in the end of the year spending bill - known as the “omnibus" appropriations bill - that will aid in the nation's fight against the climate crisis, improve air quality and support American manufacturing jobs.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, as well as U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA 2020) as part of legislation to fund the government. From improving and expanding water infrastructure to investing in disadvantaged communities, replenishing beaches, and improving coastal resilience, WRDA 2020 delivers major wins for Delaware.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE) applauded the passage of the environmental innovation legislation in the omnibus.
