By US DOT Newswire | Jun 29, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court remanded to a lower court the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) landmark rule limiting harmful mercury and air toxics from coal-fired power plants.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $77,000 civil penalty against National Air Cargo Group Inc., of Orlando, Fla., for allegedly failing to comply with requirements for loading and securing heavy cargo.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today held a press conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma to announce provisions of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) that will directly benefit the state and to announce growing Oklahoma support for the legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), reached out to Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, on the near unanimous passage in the House of Representatives this week of his toxic chemicals reform bill, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576).
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in partnership with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), today began a safety reporting program called the Safety Review Process (SRP). The 18-month pilot program, which is open to all bargaining-unit employees, allows FAA employees who work in the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) to elevate safety concerns without fear of retaliation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA). Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials. Hearing on “The State of Positive Train Control in the United States". June 24, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Our hearing today will focus on the implementation of Positive Train Control in the United...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO). Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Hearing on “Meeting the Transportation Needs of Rural America". June 24, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Rural roads are rarely in the spotlight. They generally don’t command our attention because they don’t suffer from the...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ranking member of the Senate EPW Committee, praised unanimous support for the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) at the Senate EPW markup today...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ranking member of the Senate EPW Committee, praised unanimous support for the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) at the Senate EPW markup today...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2015
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Contact... Kristina Baum (Inhofe) - 202.224.6176 Donelle Harder (Inhofe) - 202.224.4721 Mary Kerr (Boxer) - 202.224.8832 Kate Gilman (Boxer) - 202.224.8832 Meghan Pennington (Carper) - 202.224.2441 Cheyenne Klotz (Vitter) - 202.224.5175 WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee; Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ranking member of the Senate EPW Committee; David Vitter (R-La.), chairman of the EPW Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure; and Tom Carper (D-Del.), ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below following House passage of the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576) with a vote of 398-1. On April 28, the EPW Committee marked up S. 697, the Vitter-Udall version of TSCA reform, which Senator Boxer opposes.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a groundbreaking, peer-reviewed report on the threat that climate change poses to the American people. The report compared the impacts of taking steps to reduce dangerous carbon pollution, versus allowing unchecked climate change to occur, which will increase global temperatures.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below regarding a new report published by the oldest, and one of the most renowned, international medical journals - the Lancet. The report titled "2015 Lancet Commission ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, chaired by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), will hold a hearing next week to focus on surface transportation needs and challenges in rural America.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 2015
News Release: A Congressional subcommittee roundtable in New York City next week will examine opportunities for saving taxpayers money by reducing federal lease costs in the Northeastern United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 2015
News Release: The Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on the status of implementing positive train control (PTC) on the freight and passenger rail network by the Dec. 31, 2015, deadline.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Obama administration's proposed standards to reduce carbon pollution from heavy duty trucks. The proposal would cover all heavy duty trucks starting in model year 2021 through model year 2027.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: The FAA and the European Union today announced their intention to extend and expand their cooperative work toward providing seamless air traffic services for aircraft flying between the United States and Europe.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $70,000 civil penalty against Home Depot of Atlanta for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
