By US DOT Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) will lead a hearing next week to examine the potential impacts of a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) proposed joint rulemaking to change the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), led 41 Senators in a letter to President Obama, asking him to withdraw the Administration's massive rule to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Oversight Hearing: "NRC's Implementation of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendations and other Actions to Enhance and Maintain Nuclear Safety" June 4, 2014 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today, the Environment and Public Works Committee is holding its ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - During an oversight hearing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released a detailed expert legal analysis dismantling the NRC's basis for refusing to provide the Committee ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 3, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a follow-up letter to Dr. H. Christopher Frey, Chair of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel (the Panel) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Panel ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today thanked President Obama for taking action to reduce carbon pollution, which 97% of scientists agree is leading to dangerous climate change that threatens our families.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today thanked President Obama for taking action to reduce carbon pollution, which 97% of scientists agree is leading to dangerous climate change that threatens our families.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement about President Obama's new regulations on carbon emissions from existing power plants as part of his Climate Action Plan.
By US DOT Newswire | May 31, 2014
News Release: Washington D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below in response to a memo sent by House Republican leadership to House Republican caucus members late Friday outlining a plan to use revenue from eliminating Saturday mail service as the primary method of funding the Highway Trust Fund for a period of months.
By US DOT Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the responses from member states of the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA) regarding the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) process, and whether there is sufficient transparency, incorporated into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) forthcoming rulemaking on national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
By US DOT Newswire | May 29, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the statement below after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal opinion finding that President Obama's proposed carbon pollution standards for new power plants are not reviewable by Congress under the Congressional Review Act until the rulemaking process has been completed.
By US DOT Newswire | May 29, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement ahead of the Obama Administration's expected June 2, 2014, release of proposed regulations on carbon emissions from existing power plants as part of the President's Climate Action Plan.
By US DOT Newswire | May 29, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below on the approval by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works of the City of Los Angeles' proposal for a locally-supported revitalization initiative for the Los Angeles River.
By US DOT Newswire | May 27, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), following up on a congressional request for the Agency to produce documents related to EPA's fee waiver process ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 27, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below following the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) vote today to allow dangerous spent nuclear fuel to remain in reactor spent fuel pools for as long as a nuclear reactor operator wishes, rather than requiring operators to more quickly move the spent fuel to safer dry cask storage.
By US DOT Newswire | May 23, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led 15 Senators in a letter to Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Senate Majority Leader. Following this week's passage of S. 2198, the Emergency Drought Relief Act, the Senators note the importance of helping states ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and EPW Ranking Member, Senator David Vitter (R-LA), issued the following statement after the Senate voted 91 to 7 to adopt the Senate-House conference report for the Water Resources and Reform Development ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and top Republican on the EPW Committee, Senator David Vitter (R-LA), issued the following statement after the Senate voted 91 to 7 to adopt the Senate-House conference report for the Water Resources and Reform Development ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Examining the Federal Protective Service: Are Federal Facilities Secure?". May 21, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today we are examining the Federal Protective Service...
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Using New Ocean Technologies: Promoting Efficient Maritime Transportation and Improving Maritime Domain Awareness and Response Capability". May 21, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today we...
