By US DOT Newswire | Jan 14, 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 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) during today’s hearing titled: “The Path to a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation."
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in sending a bicameral letter along with 18 of their colleagues to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging EPA to clarify its position on the enforcement of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) pollution reduction targets.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about safety, including loss of control (LOC), powerplant failure, and controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $3.92 million civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for allegedly operating multiple aircraft on commercial flights with incorrect calculations of weight and balance data.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - 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) will be inviting the General Services Administration (GSA) to testify at a public hearing about the Trump Organization’s desire to sell its lease of the Old Post Office Building and the GSA’s stonewalling of Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $5.4 million civil penalty against The Boeing Co. for allegedly installing nonconforming slat tracks on approximately 178 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which Boeing subsequently presented as ready for airworthiness certification.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement regarding a White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposal to update National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 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 Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) during today’s hearing titled: “Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2020."
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) responded to the Trump Administration’s decision to move forward with a rule to enable Federal agencies to no longer consider the environmental effects of infrastructure projects.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) offered his support for H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act of 2019. This comprehensive legislation attempts to prevent or limit human and environmental exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2020":
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio released the following statement after Boeing made new emails public which shed new light on Boeing’s internal discussions regarding the design, development, and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX as well as problems with the 737 MAX simulators...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tom Carper (D-DE) released the following statements after the Senate unanimously passed America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act. The ACE Act language served as a substitute amendment to H.R. 925.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and six senators on the EPW Committee urged Paul Ray, President Trump's nominee to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), to address concerns raised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board last week. Mr. Ray was confirmed by the Senate earlier today with a vote of 50-44.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) applauded the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for proposing regulatory updates to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Barrasso is chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW). EPW has jurisdiction over NEPA.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, rebuked and warned against the newly released draft regulations proposed by the Trump Administration that would drastically weaken implementation of the bedrock National Environmental ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) released the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act. The ACE Act language served as a substitute amendment to H.R. 925.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2020
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today commended U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao and the Administration’s announcement of new guidelines for American leadership in autonomous vehicle technologies...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a legislative hearing, “The Nonpoint Source Management Program under the Clean Water Act: Perspectives from States." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 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 “The Nonpoint Source Management Program Under the Clean Water Act: Perspectives from States."
