By US DOT Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) criticizing EPA Administrator Andrew...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced 26 schools have been selected so far to participate in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI).
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: On Aug. 17, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued guidance to help non-federal public and private entities better understand the federal laws and regulations that may apply to the use of capabilities to detect and mitigate threats posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, commended the state of California and five automakers - Ford Motor Company, Honda Motor Company, Volkswagen, BMW, and Volvo - for their leadership in finalizing voluntary agreements on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 14, 2020
News Release: To ensure the safety of convention attendees and the residents of Charlotte, The U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announce a “No Drone Zone" during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 24, 2020. Read the full announcement from the U.S. Secret Service.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 14, 2020
News Release: DELAWARE - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, welcomed Rob Wallace, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the U.S. Department of the Interior, to Delaware to visit the First State National Historical Park and Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 13, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will post the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed LaGuardia Airport AirTrain on August 21. A 45-day public comment period for the DEIS will begin on August 21 and ends October 5, 2020.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 13, 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 EPA finalized its rule rolling back the methane standards for the oil and gas industry under the Clean Air Act's New Source Performance ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2020
News Release: Registration is now open for the Federal Aviation Administration’s first virtual International Rotorcraft Safety Conference, which will take place Oct. 27 through Oct 29 to explore ways to reduce the national and international helicopter accident rate.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2020
News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) today released the following statement regarding the Senate passage of the PIPES Act...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statements after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fulfilled their request for a copy of a 2019...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $3.3 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS ), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE).
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes two civil penalties totaling $1.25 million against The Boeing Company for alleged violations in the program that allows the aircraft manufacturer to perform certain functions on behalf of the FAA. The FAA alleges that Boeing managers exerted undue pressure or interfered with the work of FAA designees at the company’s plant in South Carolina.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 5, 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), delivered the following remarks at a hearing titled “Hearing to Examine a Discussion Draft Bill, S.____, American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020."
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing titled; “Hearing to Examine a Discussion Draft Bill, S.____, American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 4, 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 on the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, now law, which permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provides funding to address deferred maintenance on federal lands, including national wildlife refuges.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: “As Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I have legislation to help revive, strengthen and protect our use of nuclear power."
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined fellow co-founders of the Environmental Justice Caucus, Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and leaders of the House of Representative's United ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the “Prevent Federal...
