By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), top Democrat on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee issued a statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries announced rollbacks of key sections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 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 nominations hearing titled, “Hearing on the Nominations of Mary Bridget Neumayr to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality and John C. Fleming to be assistant secretary of Commerce for Economic Development."
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Hearing on the Nominations of Mary Bridget Neumayr to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality and John C. Fleming to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Wheeler: Congratulations on your appointment as Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We look forward to working with you to return EPA to its missions of protecting human health and the environment. Since its beginning, this administration...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $160,500 civil penalty against Woodioso Technology Limited of Hong Kong for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member John Garamendi (D-CA) responded to a study released by the American Maritime Partnership, about the effect of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico’s economy.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Are We Ready? Recovering from 2017 Disasters and Preparing for the 2018 Hurricane Season". July 18, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). From hurricanes to floods and wildfires, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke on the Senate floor and led a number of Senate Democrats in shining a light on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's environmental record. During his time at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Judge Kavanaugh has built a troubling record of consistently prioritizing polluters over environmental quality and public health.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced H.R. 6414, legislation to extend by 18 months the deadline for the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and tribal leaders to develop and issue a rulemaking on tribal...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration announced today that it will initiate a Section 232 investigation into whether uranium imports into the United States threaten to impair U.S. national security. U.S. Senator John Barrasso previously joined with American uranium producers calling for the Commerce Department to conduct the investigation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Elaine Chao, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 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, “Legislative Hearing on a Discussion Draft Bill, the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018."
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft Bill, S. __, the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $659.8 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, Del. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, gave testimony at a hearing on EPA's decision to deny four petitions from Delaware under Section 126(b) of the Clean Air Act seeking to reduce ozone pollution in Delaware emitted from power plants in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Senator Carper was joined by DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, chaired by U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), will hold a hearing next Wednesday to better understand the status of the recovery from the 2017 disaster season, including hurricanes, wildfires, and floods, as well as efforts to prepare for the 2018 hurricane season which began on June 1st.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 11, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to warn drone owners - especially hobbyists-about people offering to “help" register their drones with the agency. The FAA Drone Zone is all you need - and it costs only $5.00.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 11, 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, “The Long-term Value to U.S. Taxpayers of Low-cost Federal Infrastructure Loans."
