By US DOT Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Remarks of U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, in a letter questioned former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lisa Jackson, on her private email accounts that were used to conduct official business during her tenure at the agency.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: 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 D.C. Circuit ruling that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must resume its consideration of the Yucca Mountain license application, which had been on hold since 2010.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding reports of former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Lisa Jackson, intentionally using her personal email to conduct official business, a violation of federal record-keeping laws.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn regarding a provision in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) that requires the...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 7, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - In a letter sent today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, wrote to Senate colleagues about the serious impact of passing H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 7, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today made the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) giving conditional approval to Lake Charles Exports LLC to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Louisiana to countries not covered by free trade agreements.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 2012 State of the Climate, a peer-reviewed report by over 380 leading scientists from the U.S. and around the world.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of the final 2013 volume mandates for renewable fuels known as the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - The Department of Transportation’s Inspector General (DOT IG) announced this afternoon that his office will conduct a comprehensive audit of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) management and oversight of measures designed to ensure the safety of the nation’s bridges. The audit...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 3, 2013
News Release: Milwaukee, WI - Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) spoke before the Nation’s governors today about strengthening the country’s infrastructure and the Committee’s plan to consider the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) next month, unprecedented...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: Related: Chairman Shuster Discusses Infrastructure with Nation’s Governors, Highlights WRRDA
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, was joined by Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.), in sending a letter to President Obama asking for the Administration to waive the 2014 volumes for biofuels while Congress examines long-term policy solutions for the outdated and increasingly burdensome Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the statement below regarding President Obama's executive order to help strengthen safety and security at chemical facilities across the nation. Senator Boxer called for action ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement upon conclusion of today's hearing on TSCA reform efforts.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), expressed her satisfaction that members of her EPW Committee called the state preemption in S. 1009 "a non-starter" in TSCA reform.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2013
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Full Committee Hearing: "Strengthening Public Health Protections by Addressing Toxic Chemicals Threats" July 31, 2013 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today we will focus on how to protect the American people from harmful chemicals, while allowing companies who act ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the following nominations for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by voice vote late yesterday...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2013
News Release: Preemption & Safety Standard Myth: The CSIA will tie EPA in knots. The CSIA's safety standard and preemption provision puts us in worse shape. - Mr. Ken Cook, President and Co-Founder, Environmental Working Group (paraphrased) Fact: The CSIA will never preempt the traditional state roles of regulating ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 31, 2013
News Release: Proposition 65 Myth: Could Prop 65 be crippled here? - Chairman Barbara Boxer (paraphrased) Priorities would prevent any enforcement of Prop 65. - Mr. Michael Troncoso, Senior Counsel, Office of the Attorney General, California (paraphrased) Fact: Many of the chemicals listed under Proposition 65 are ...
