By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 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) expressed their condolences to the families and friends of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. On March 10, 2019, 157...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the last day for the American people to provide public comment on the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)'s proposal that would drastically weaken implementation of the 50-year old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) are urging the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to reverse course on its proposed rule that would weaken the application of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), warning that the proposal would greatly inhibit concerns and input from American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s hearing entitled, “The International Role of the Coast Guard":
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after voting against ending debate on the American Energy Innovation Act, legislation introduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.). The cloture motion failed by 47-44.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, five members of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus urged the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to reverse course on its proposed rule that would weaken the application of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), detailing ways in which the proposal ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) released the following joint statement regarding the Committee Democrats’ preliminary investigative findings of the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft certification process...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, nearly one year after launching its investigation into the design, development, and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Majority Staff released its preliminary investigative findings. The Boeing 737 MAX, which was certified...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $19.68 million civil penalty against The Boeing Co. for allegedly installing equipment on hundreds of the company’s 737 aircraft containing sensors that were not approved for that equipment.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, on the eve of the 50th Earth Day, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus invited leaders of organizations from both the private and public sectors to participate in a roundtable to and discuss local, national or global sustainability initiatives being implemented by businesses and other organizations across the country.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the business meeting to consider Substitute amendment to S.__, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and Substitute amendment to S.__, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 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), released the following statement in response to reports that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) will appeal a recent court ruling affecting small refineries under ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled “The International Role of the United State Coast Guard."
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “FEMA’s Priorities for 2020 and Beyond: Coordinating Mission and Vision."
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rejected widespread calls for a longer public comment period for its proposed rule that would drastically weaken implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a phase down of the production ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) during today’s hearing titled: “Funding a Robust Freight and Passenger Rail Network."
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) remains vigilant in bringing awareness to the misuse of lasers when pointed towards aircraft. The FAA recorded more than 6,000 incidents in 2019, compared to 5,663 reports in 2018.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “Funding a Robust Freight and Passenger Freight Rail Network":
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding its highly successful weather camera safety program to Colorado.
