By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Barrasso welcomes Mr. Hovinga to the committee. Hovinga's testimony.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held the hearing, “Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize: Innovative Solutions to Reduce Human-Predator Conflict." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed Forrest Galante, wildlife biologist and host of Extinct or Alive on Animal Planet, to the committee. Galante was testifying before the committee at a hearing titled “Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize: Innovative Solutions to Reduce Human-Predator Conflict."
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) beginning on July 23 will expand the Low Altitude Authorization and Capability (LAANC) system to include recreational flyers. This action will significantly increase the ability of drone pilots to gain access to controlled airspace nationwide.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a months-long investigation, today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), top Democrat on the EPW Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee unveiled, “Redefining Air: Industry's ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, 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) announced the Subcommittee will hold a roundtable on railroad shippers. The purpose of this roundtable is to learn from railroad shippers about the challenges they face in moving commodities by rail.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Examining the Federal Role in Improving School Bus...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $533,320 civil penalty against Steele Aviation of Beverly Hills, Calif., for allegedly conducting unauthorized charter flights using pilots who lacked required training.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
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 Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today’s hearing titled: “State of Aviation Safety."
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Mike Braun (R-IN) released the following statements on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2019 Air Trends Report. The report shows that between 1970 and 2018, the combined emissions of six key pollutants dropped by 74 percent, while the U.S. economy grew 275 percent. The United States leads the world in having clean air, while also having a growing economy.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held the hearing, “Electric Battery Production and Waste: Opportunities and Challenges." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
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 “Electric Battery Production and Waste: Opportunities and Challenges."
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “State of Aviation Safety":
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 2019
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) during today’s hearing titled: “Oversight of the Federal Transit Administration’s Implementation of the Capital Investment Grant Program."
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the findings of the Committee’s majority staff analysis of the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grant (CIG) Program. These discretionary grants, which receive overwhelming...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 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) reacted to news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent its final rule to repeal the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule to the White House for review.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 2019
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) from today’s hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Federal Transit Administration’s Implementation of the Capital Investment Grant Program":
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 15, 2019
News Release: Honolulu, HI- Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) addressed an audience of over 1,400 at the United States Conference of Mayors in June. His speech included the Committee’s plans to improve the Nation’s crumbling and overburdened infrastructure, including that of roads, bridges, transit and water systems, and airports.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee and Chris Coons, along with Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.), released the following statements reacting to the news of elevated levels of PFAS contamination measured in the drinking water supplies of communities surrounding Dover Air Force Base.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should follow its own rules designed to protect the independence and effectiveness of the agency's scientific advisory committees, writes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a report released today by U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), ...
