By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Senate unanimously passed S. 3874, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Ranking Member, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK). The legislation strengthens and clarifies standards to protect people from toxic lead in drinking water by uniformly reducing the allowable lead content in drinking water pipes, pipe fittings and plumbing fixtures.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today was selected by the House Democratic Caucus to serve as the Ranking Member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 112th Congress, beginning in January. Rahall, currently Vice Chairman, has been a Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for 34 years - his entire tenure in Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 12, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released the following statement following the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting in Cancun, Mexico.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), approved several measures including S. 3874, the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act and S. 3973, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010. Other bills approved today will help improve wildlife refuges and employ veterans in historic preservation efforts. The measures all passed by voice vote, and will now go to the full Senate for consideration.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 23, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement regarding the recent discovery that drinking water wells in parts of Barstow, California, contained levels of toxic perchlorate that exceed state standards.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 17, 2010
News Release: Opening Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 15, 2010
News Release: Los Angeles, California - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today provided an advance look at an upcoming U.S. Department of Transportation announcement of a significant new federal investment to accelerate construction of the Crenshaw line, part of the city's 30/10 transit initiative. Detailed information on the final award will be made available next week.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced a bill that would strengthen standards to protect people from toxic lead in drinking water. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senator Boxer as original co-sponsors of the legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BARBARA BOXER
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced legislation to help communities determine whether there is a connection between "clusters" of cancer, birth defects and other diseases, and contaminants in the surrounding environment. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) joined Senator Boxer as original co-sponsors of the legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 23, 2010
News Release: STATEMENT OF SENATOR BARBARA BOXER Los Angeles Roundtable on Job Creation, Transportation Reform and the 30/10 Initiative Aug. 23, 2010 (Remarks as Prepared for Delivery) I want to start by thanking Mayor Villaraigosa for convening this meeting, and for welcoming us to his offices for today's roundtable ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 4, 2010
News Release: Statement of Senator Boxer Joint Hearing of the EPW Committee and Subcommittee on Oversight "Oversight Hearing on the Use of Oil Dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" August 4, 2010 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) This hearing is part of the Environment and Public Works Committee's oversight ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 3, 2010
News Release: Opening Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released the following statement after President Obama signed her bipartisan legislation (S. 3372) to extend the current moratorium on a permit requirement for commercial and charter ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 30, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), approved several pieces of legislation to protect bodies of water throughout the United States, including the Chesapeake Bay, the San Francisco Bay, the Great Lakes, Puget Sound, Long ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 30, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today approved legislation sponsored by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (both D-Calif.) to authorize ten years of funding for the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to continue wetlands restoration projects and improve water quality in the San Francisco Bay and its watershed.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 30, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), approved S. 3305, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010, legislation introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) to lift the cap on liability for damages from oil spills. ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 20, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) sent the following letter to President Barack Obama today.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement following a Senate floor vote to reject a proposal by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) that would have overturned the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) scientific finding that greenhouse gas pollution is a danger to public health and welfare.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 9, 2010
News Release: Opening Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer
