By US DOT Newswire | Aug 23, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement in response to the release of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s 2019 Urban Mobility Report, which showed the number of hours commuters lost to traffic delays has climbed to 54 hours a year, at a cost of $1,010 per commuter. Nationwide, the cost of congestion is now $166 billion a year, while the amount of wasted fuel now amounts to 3.3 billion gallons.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement today reacting to the D.C. Circuit Court's decision to uphold the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 2015 primary national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) protecting public health from ground-level ozone pollution...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 22, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is warning the general public that it is illegal to operate a drone with a dangerous weapon attached.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) this week seeking to work with stakeholders on the administration of a new aeronautical knowledge test for recreational drone operators.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) praised the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for signing a historic Memorandum of Cooperation with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to increase effectiveness in developing advanced nuclear technologies.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior's final rule making regulatory updates to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Barrasso is chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW). Last year, Barrasso released draft legislation to modernize the ESA. Barrasso continues to collaborate with stakeholders to improve the draft legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) praised the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to grant small refineries hardship relief under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for compliance year 2018.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement reacting to the Department of Interior's announcement of final revisions to their July 2018 proposed regulations that will weaken key aspects of the Endangered Species Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Stephen M. Dickson was sworn in today by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao as the 18th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An aviation industry professional with nearly 40 years of experience, Dickson is widely respected and assumes the role of Administrator of the agency during a critical moment for aviation safety.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Mike Enzi (R-WY) praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal regarding the water quality certification process. The proposal would reform implementation of the water quality certification process under section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 9, 2019
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) released its proposed rule that would change the permit certification process under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and curtail states' power to review, modify or deny permits for federal energy projects.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC -Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) sent a follow-up letter to Administrator Howard Elliott of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) requesting an update on where the...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about how to avoid loss of control (LOC) accidents.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2019
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) responded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to withdraw the proposed determination under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act for the use of the Pebble Mine project in Alaska.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), top Democrat on the EPW Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, led six EPW Democratic senators in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants to 232 airports in 43 states, including American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. This is the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
