By US DOT Newswire | Apr 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's executive order that instructs the Department of the Interior to review and potentially revise the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (Five-Year Plan), finalized in November 2016, to open Arctic waters and parts of the Atlantic Ocean to increased oil and gas drilling.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Having worked in and near the airline industry for almost all my career, I’ve seen lots of good ideas to improve service, safety, and reliability, but none as compelling as reforming U.S. air traffic control (ATC) by converting it to an independent, nonprofit organization.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - A bill to repeal regulatory mandates on Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and keep decision-making authority for transportation improvements at the local level overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 417 to 3 today.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Mountain Flying: Experience and Training is Essential
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Mitigating Damage and Recovering Quickly from Disasters". April 27, 2017. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The purpose of...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed former Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Secretary, and current President and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, Collin O'Mara to the committee's hearing focusing on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water Rule.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today published more than 200 facility maps to streamline the commercial drone authorization process. The maps depict areas and altitudes near airports where UAS may operate safely. But drone operators still need FAA authorization to fly in those areas.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, met with Lt. Col. Mike Bliss and Lt. Col. Kristen Dahle, the outgoing and incoming Philadelphia District Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
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 oversight hearing on “A Review of the Technical, Scientific, and Legal Basis of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule."
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “A Review of the Technical, Scientific, and Legal Basis of the WOTUS Rule " Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's executive order that would allow his administration to review and possibly compromise tens of millions of acres of lands protected under the Antiquities Act and designated as national monuments by past presidents.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA). Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Hearing on “Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: The State of Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials Safety Regulation and Opportunities for Reform". April 26, 2017. Opening Statement. (Remarks...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt released the following statements after the committee's oversight hearing titled “A Review of the Technical, Scientific, and Legal Basis of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule."
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Representative Drew Ferguson (R-GA) introduced...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
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 U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia's mandate concerning the gray wolf in Wyoming. The mandate upholds the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2012 decision to delist the gray wolf in Wyoming from the endangered species list.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, responded to the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's (CREW) findings that, contrary to the General Services Administration's (GSA) determination last month, President ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, met with Ken Kimmell, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists on the heels of nationwide rallies to support the nonpartisan work of scientists.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2017
News Release: General aviation pilots can now prepare to fly under BasicMed without holding a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical certificate as long as they meet certain requirements. They can fly under BasicMed beginning on May 1, the effective date of the January 10 final rule. It offers pilots an alternative to the FAA's medical qualification process for third class medical certificates, while keeping general aviation pilots safe and flying affordable.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in recognition of Earth Day.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: DOVER, Del. - This afternoon, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, toured St. Jones Reserve, a component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR). St. Jones Reserve conducts research on long-term weather changes and water quality, ...
