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The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Graves and Davis Statement on the Biden Administration’s Latest Policy Discouraging States from Using Their Infrastructure Funds to Build Roads

News Release: Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) on the Biden Administration’s new transportation guidance that reinforces their intent to discourage critical road and highway expansion projects in clear defiance of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA):
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ICYMI: This Earth Day, U.S. Department of Transportation Highlights Key Climate Accomplishments Over Past Year

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) celebrates Earth Day and recognizes the agency’s key accomplishments in the last year in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to fight climate change and advance environmental justice.
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act to fund electric vehicles: Functional Government Initiative says 'it does not tackle the current fuel crisis'

The Biden administration invoked the Defense Production Act last week as a new approach to combat high gas prices, despite the act concerning electric vehicles, not American energy production.
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Transportation Department discusses Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs on April 21

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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WSJ Editorial: Reimposed NEPA Regulations “Means Death by a Thousand Regulatory Cuts” for Infrastructure Projects

News Release: In case you missed it, a Wall Street Journal editorial, “How to Kill American Infrastructure on the Sly," calls out the Biden Administration’s dubious claim that its recently announced reimposition of outdated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations will provide more regulatory certainty. “Instead, they will cause more litigation and delays that raise construction costs, if they don’t kill projects outright," according to the editorial.
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Notice published on April 21 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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FAA, U.S. Airports Team up to Meet 2050 Net-Zero Climate Challenge

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. airports have launched an Airport Climate Challenge to help achieve the Biden-Harris Administration goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Airports can take advantage of several FAA funding programs to meet this ...
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Transportation Department discusses IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments on April 21

The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes discussed on April 21 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Carper Welcomes Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Reduction Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announcement today that it will unlock $6.4 billion to help states reduce carbon emissions through the new Carbon Reduction Program, a program authored by Senator Carper in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Federal Transit Administration Recognizes 10 Transit Agencies for Reducing their Environmental Footprint, Tackling Climate Change

Federal Transit Administration Recognizes 10 Transit Agencies for Reducing their Environmental Footprint, Tackling Climate Change
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FHWA Highlights Actions to Tackle Climate Change with New Programs and Historic Funding Under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

FHWA Highlights Actions to Tackle Climate Change with New Programs and Historic Funding Under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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FAA, U.S. Airports Team up to Meet 2050 Net-Zero Climate Challenge

FAA, U.S. Airports Team up to Meet 2050 Net-Zero Climate Challenge
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Federal Railroad Administration Announces Climate Challenge to Meet Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050

Federal Railroad Administration Announces Climate Challenge to Meet Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters discussed on April 21 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes on April 21

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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President Biden, USDOT Announce New Guidance and $6.4 Billion to Help States Reduce Carbon Emissions Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration today announced a new program that unlocks $6.4 billion in formula funding for states and localities over five years. The new Carbon Reduction Program (CRP), created under the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure . .
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Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Airplanes on April 20

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Transportation Department discusses Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments on April 20

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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