By US DOT Newswire | Aug 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after a federal judge in South Carolina issued an injunction on the Trump administration's delay of the Clean Water Rule or Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 15, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft performance and to operate within established aircraft limitations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 15, 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 on the Senate floor on the need to modernize and strengthen the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $126,000 civil penalty against RAE-I.T. Asset Management, LLC, of Ocala, Fla., for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA). Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Field Hearing on “Continued Oversight of the California High Speed Rail Project". August 9, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). This is the fourth hearing that I have held on the California High Speed...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban all remaining uses of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 7, 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), issued the following statement on the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) that the agencies will work to empower additional states and tribes to issue dredge-and-fill permits.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Chris Coons (both D-Del.), applauded the launch of the Delaware Water Conservation Fund (DCWF), a competitive grant program of $4.3 million that will help support the protection and restoration ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, chaired by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), will hold a field hearing in Sacramento next Thursday to review the status and recent changes to the California high-speed rail project, including the most recent modifications to the project’s evolving business plan which was released in June.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 2, 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), issued the following statement on the Trump administration's proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and trucks in Model Years 2021 to 2026.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, blasted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation's (DOT) proposal to roll back Obama-era fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards that have ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding the Senate's passage of key funding needed to promote America's infrastructure for Fiscal Year 2019.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 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), encouraged President Trump to nominate Andrew Wheeler to serve as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 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, “Examining EPA's Agenda: Protecting the Environment and Allowing America's Economy to Grow."
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a business meeting to consider the nominations of William Charles McIntosh to be Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Peter C. Wright to be Assistant ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Examining EPA's Agenda: Protecting the Environment and Allowing America's Economy to Grow ," featuring witness Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 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 committee business meeting. At the business meeting, the committee advanced the following items...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2018
News Release: A congressional subcommittee met with federal, state, and local officials and private sector experts today in Somerset, Pennsylvania to examine the impacts of the opioids crisis on economic development and the workforce in Appalachia, and discuss ways to address this critical issue.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined with Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Steve Daines (R-MT) to introduce the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Next Tuesday in Somerset, Pennsylvania, a congressional subcommittee will hold a roundtable policy discussion to examine the impacts of the opioids crisis on economic development and the workforce in Appalachia.
