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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to remind general aviation operators taking advantage of the agency’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) rebate program that rebate reservations must be made within 90 days of the installation of the appropriate equipment.

Senate Unanimously Confirms Wyoming’s Rob Wallace to be Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks

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 on the Senate unanimously confirming Rob Wallace to be assistant secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior.

Bipartisan Carbon Capture Bill Passes the Senate in Defense Authorization Legislation

News Release: The USE IT Act will Support Innovation and Incentivize Carbon Capture Development and Deployment.

Carper Statement on EPA “Once-in, Always-in” Air Toxics Decision

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued a statement on EPA's proposal to permanently change its longstanding policy requiring the nation's major sources of hazardous air pollution to maintain maximum achievable control technology (MACT) throughout the lifetime of their operation, known as “once-in-always-in."

Barrasso Carbon Capture Bill Passes Senate

News Release: The USE IT Act will Support Carbon Capture Utilization and Direct Capture Research at Facilities Like the Integrated Test Center Outside of Gillette.

Capito, Carper, Barrasso PFAS Measure Included in Senate-Passed NDAA

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A measure introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW); Tom Carper (D-Del.), the top EPW Democrat; and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of EPW, to address the risks and challenges associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) today passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA).

Committee Approves Slate of Legislation Authorizing Funds for the Coast Guard, Banning Smoking on Amtrak, Supporting Nursing Rooms in Small Airports, and Streamlining Land Acquisition Projects

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of bipartisan measures by voice vote, including the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019, Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act, Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act, and Small Airports Mothers’ Rooms Act.

Chairman DeFazio-Authored Legislation Ensuring Coast Guard Paychecks During Government Shutdown Passes Committee

News Release: Washington, DC- Today Rep. Peter DeFazio, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced that his legislation to ensure members of the United States Coast Guard - our nation’s fifth military service - receive paychecks, in the event of a federal government shutdown, was...

Carper, Collins Introduce Bill to Spur Investments in Offshore Wind

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced a bill that would spark investments in offshore wind power, helping to create thousands of good-paying American jobs by supporting the construction ...

Carper Statement on the Resignation of EPA Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement about the abrupt resignation of EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Bill Wehrum.

Committee Approves Slate of Legislation Authorizing Funds for the Coast Guard, Banning Smoking on Amtrak, Supporting Nursing Rooms in Small Airports, and Streamlining Land Acquisition Projects

News Release: Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of bipartisan measures by voice vote, including the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019, Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act, Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act, and Small Airports Mothers’ Rooms Act.

Westerman Statement from Hearing on EPA’s National Estuary Program and Regional Watershed Programs

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “Protecting and Restoring America’s Iconic Waters":

Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano Statements from Hearing on “Protecting and Restoring America’s Iconic Waters”

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: “Protecting and Restoring America’s Iconic Waters."

Barrasso & Braun Call on NRC to Assist Permitting for Advanced Nuclear Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), chairman of the EPW Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, sent a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Kristine Svinicki calling on the commission to initiate a process to develop a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for the construction and operation of advanced nuclear reactors.

Barrasso Applauds EPA Replacement for Punishing “Once-In-Always-In” Policy