By US DOT Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Senator Boxer's Floor Speech On The Need For The House To Pass a Long-term Surface Transportation Bill
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Speaking today at the Flight Safety Foundation’s Newsmaker Breakfast at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta announced the next step in the FAA’s continuing evolution of working with those it regulates. The FAA developed the new ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announces the largest civil penalty the FAA has proposed against a UAS operator for endangering the safety of our airspace.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a $27 million Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant to the City of Williston, N.D. to purchase land to build a new airport and meet growing aviation demand by replacing Sloulin Field International Airport.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: TODAY: Bipartisan Senators, Leaders in Industry, Environment, Moms, Doctors, Sportsmen and More to Urge Passage of Chemical Safety Reform at Press Conference
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a press conference today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), David Vitter (R-La.), and Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.), along with Bonnie Lautenberg, widow of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), and supporters of chemical safety reform, urged the Senate to act to pass a historic bill to reform the broken Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA).
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 5, 2015
News Release: Working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers are tackling the issue of unmanned aircraft safety..
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 2, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a hearing next week on issues related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) safety.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: The FAA and general aviation (GA) group’s #FlySafe national safety campaign aims to educate the GA community on how to prevent Loss of Control (LOC) accidents this flying season.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released the statement below regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for an ozone standard. The new rule lowers harmful ozone levels from the current standard of 75 parts per billion to a standard of 70 parts per billion.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: Denver International Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are partnering to raise awareness about safe unmanned aircraft operations.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders today introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the deadline for U.S. railroads to implement Positive Train Control technology.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH). Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Hearing on “The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: A Review of the Progress and Challenges in Restoring the Great Lakes". Sept. 30, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The Great Lakes are a vital resource for both...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: Vitter, Inhofe Announce Growing Republican Support For Chemical Safety Reform
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, leaders of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the deadline for implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) until 2018. The legislation comes after a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that most U.S. railroads will fail to meet the Dec. 31, 2015 deadline to implement critical, life-saving PTC technology.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2015
News Release: On Sept. 15, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed agreements with two international regulatory partners, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada (TCCA) that allow the authorities to rely on each other’s regulatory systems. The agreements will eliminate duplicate processes, get safety enhancing equipment installed on aircraft more quickly, and save time and money for both industry and the regulatory authorities involved.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 25, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on President Obama's announcement that the U.S. and China have jointly made new domestic policy commitments to address climate change and reduce dangerous carbon pollution. Under this agreement, China has committed to launching a domestic cap and trade system to curb carbon emissions.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 25, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on progress and challenges in restoring the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 21, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reminding anyone who will be in Washington, DC, New York, and Philadelphia during the Papal visit that these cities and the surrounding communities are No Drone Zones from September 22 through Sept. 27, 2015.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 20, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) will host a roundtable policy discussion tomorrow, Sept. 22, entitled “Earthquake Early Warning in the Pacific Northwest: Preparing for the Big One." The roundtable will take place...
