By US DOT Newswire | Apr 29, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the statement below after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-2 decision upholding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cross State Air Pollution Rule.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 29, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2011 Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). CSAPR requires 28 upwind States to further reduce emissions that may contribute to nonattainment for downwind States, as part of the "Good Neighbor" provision in the Clean Air Act (CAA).
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 29, 2014
News Release: Shuster and Gibbs Opening Statements. Hearing on “A Review of Recent United States Army Corps of Engineers Chief’s Reports and Post Authorization Change Reports". April 29, 2014. (Remarks as Prepared). Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Congress is prepared to re-engage...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 28, 2014
News Release: Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearing on “Federal Regulation of Waters: Impacts of Administration Overreach on Local Economies and Job Creation". April 28, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today we are going to explore the impact of executive...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 28, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement in response to Gina McCarthy's speech at the National Academy of Sciences today, in which she defended the Agency's continued use of "secret science." McCarthy serves as the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 25, 2014
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) will hold a roundtable policy discussion next week on the state experience with P3s.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 25, 2014
News Release: The Aviation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a hearing next week to examine the state of air service to small and rural U.S. communities and explore ways to provide continued and improved air services to these areas of the country.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 25, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry asking for a commitment by the Obama Administration ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on pending U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief’s Reports and Post Authorization Change Reports (PACRs).
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) consent order requiring AllenCo Energy Inc. to improve safety at its oil and gas pumping facility in University Park.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: The U.S. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), will hold a field hearing in Altoona, PA next week to focus on the potential impacts of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to significantly broaden federal...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: A joint hearing next week of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), and the Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, chaired by U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), will examine the efforts of the federal government to confront transnational drug smuggling and stem the flow of illegal drugs to the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 23, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, made the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's commitment to scientific integrity, specifically concerning the data underlying the development of significant, costly air regulations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 21, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in recognition of the 44th Earth Day on April 22nd.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 18, 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 Obama Administration's decision to extend the government comment period for the Keystone XL pipeline.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the various processes and costs associated with executing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), which requires all federal agencies to evaluate potential environmental effects of proposed projects. The report is entitled, "Little Information Exists on NEPA Analyses."
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 16, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision to uphold the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2012 mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) rule, otherwise known as Utility MACT, for coal- and oil-fired power plants.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 16, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - In recognition of the one-year anniversary of the chemical explosion in West, Texas, which occurred on April 17, 2013, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the statement below. The explosion resulted in fifteen fatalities, including 12 first responders, hundreds of injuries, and damage to homes, schools, a nursing home, businesses, and the adjacent rail line.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released a statement after a U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) standards for mercury and other hazardous pollutants in a 2-1 ruling.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, along with former Vice President Al Gore and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), joined a day-long conference at the University of Hawaii. The conference focuses on finding solutions to Hawaii's most pressing issues, including avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.
