By US DOT Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: ODESSA, Del. - This morning, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, toured sections of Delaware State Route 9 in Odessa where the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is considering permanently closing the road due to frequent flooding ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: Washington - The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials will hold a hearing next week to review the state of railroad, pipeline, and hazardous materials safety regulation and explore opportunities for reform to ensure America’s economic competitiveness in the 21st century.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - This morning, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, toured the Wilmington Wetlands Project in Southbridge, an area along the Christina River already suffering from increased flooding due to climate-change caused sea-level rise. ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: DEWEY BEACH, Del. - This afternoon, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, finished his state-wide Climate Change tour by meeting with Center for the Inland Bays's Executive Director Chris Bason to discuss efforts to create living shorelines in order to protect vulnerable beach communities from rising seas.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: Washington - The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management will hold a hearing next to examine how to protect infrastructure against future disaster damage, lower overall disaster costs, and identify challenges facing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against natural and manmade disasters.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold three public information workshops in late April on proposed airspace improvements over the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: In case you missed it, please read this Orlando Sentinel column by Robert Poole, the Reason Foundation’s director of transportation policy, on the importance of a modern 21st century aviation system for America.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) today announced that the Committee will schedule an oversight hearing in the coming days in order to provide Members an opportunity to learn more about consumer issues related to the commercial airline industry.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking clarification on media reports that EPA officials are in active discussions with private sector industries to hire private attorneys to quickly re-write a weakened version of the Clean Water Rule, which protects water sources across the country.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: Data Comm , the NextGen technology that enhances safety and reduces delays by improving the way air traffic controllers and pilots talk to each other, is now live at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a new parallel runway and associated projects at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Based on the FAA’s most recent Terminal Area Forecast, the number of flights at CLT is expected to grow at an average rate of 1.9 percent annually, increasing from more than 545,000 operations in 2016 to a projected 740,000 operations in 2033.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to release the first set of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) facility maps on April 27. The maps will depict areas and altitudes near airports where UAS may operate safely. They will help drone operators improve the quality of their Part 107 airspace authorization requests and will help the FAA process these requests more quickly.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led his colleagues in calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to address the apparent conflict of interest regarding his participation in EPA's review of the Clean Power Plan, which Mr. Pruitt formerly challenged in court as Oklahoma's Attorney General.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led a letter with 22 of his colleagues to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking more information on EPA's plan to uphold its legal obligations to protect public health from greenhouse gas pollutants following recent actions to rescind the Clean Power Plan and review federal regulations intended to address climate change.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Horne: We understand that, as of Jan. 20, 2017, the General Services Administration (GSA) no longer feels obligated to respond to requests for information by Ranking Members of the Congressional committees with legislative and oversight jurisdiction over your agency and...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 99.7 - “Special Security Instructions" - to address national security concerns about unauthorized drone operations over 133 military facilities.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 6, 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), addressed the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) during its spring meeting.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and 14 Democratic Senators pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on the agency's ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, joined 39 of his colleagues in introducing legislation to designate the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness and protect the land from future development. The ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, top Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works sent a letter to Acting Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Timothy Horne, requesting documents and information related ...
