By US DOT Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
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 Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Steve Daines (R-MT), sent a letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator, regarding implementation of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) and a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan, bicameral bill that includes reauthorization of the ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), issued a statement following a EPW Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency's Implementation ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced nine new partners to its Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) initiative, an innovative collaboration between the FAA and the drone industry that provides near real-time processing of airspace authorizations for Part 107 drone operators nationwide who fly in controlled airspace.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: On Friday, Sept. 28, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management Annie B. Andrews was inducted into the 2018 National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in the Government and Law category.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement regarding reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent proposals to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) aimed at dismantling the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which have long received bipartisan support and have proven to be incredibly effective.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2018
News Release: Pilots of unmanned aircraft (“drones") who interfere with fighting wildfires, law enforcement efforts, or other first responders, such as medical flights, now are more likely to face serious civil penalties, even for first-time offenses.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2018
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $474,000 civil penalty against Frontier Airlines, Inc. of Denver, Colo., for allegedly operating aircraft that lacked required medical supplies on hundreds of flights.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is optimistic about a National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) -developed technology that promises to increase capacity and reduce delays, fuel burn and emissions.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $205 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to small airports in 34 states. More than half of these airports serve rural communities and mostly general aviation. This funding is in addition to the $3.31 billion already awarded in regular Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding during fiscal year 2018.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: With a resounding vote of approval today (398 to 23), the House of Representatives sent to the Senate H.R. 302, a measure that includes a long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as well as a package of federal disaster program reforms that will save lives and reduce the growing cost impacts of disasters of all types.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
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, “Cleaning Up the Oceans: How to Reduce the Impact of Man-Made Trash on the Environment, Wildlife, and Human Health?"
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Cleaning Up the Oceans: How to Reduce the Impact of Man-Made Trash on the Environment, Wildlife, and Human Health." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Coast Guard Modernization and Recapitalization: Status and Future". Sept. 26, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today the Subcommittee will hear testimony on the Coast Guard modernization program, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a Full Committee markup this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 at 10:00 am in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building to consider the following measures...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
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 decision by a federal judge to place the grizzly bear in Wyoming back on the endangered species list.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) decision to grant authority over uranium recovery activities to the state of Wyoming.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 22, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House and Senate Committee leaders tonight announced that they have reached a bipartisan final agreement on legislation that provides long-term stability and critical reforms to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and transforms federal disaster programs to better prepare communities...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 22, 2018
News Release: House and Senate Committee leaders tonight announced that they have reached a bipartisan final agreement on legislation that provides long-term stability and critical reforms to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and transforms federal disaster programs to better prepare communities for disaster.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 21, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed separate agreements with Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) that will make it easier to approve each country’s aircraft and aviation products for their growing aviation markets.
