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The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Carper Welcomes New Transportation Safety Strategy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) new comprehensive National Roadway Safety Strategy, which committed to a Safe Systems approach and affirmed the DOT’s goal of zero traffic fatalities.
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Carper Praises Biden Administration’s Clean Energy Actions, Calls for Build Back Better Passage

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to advance U.S. offshore wind projects, further accelerate clean energy investments, and modernize transmission lines to lower energy costs for Americans.
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Transportation Department publishes rule on Jan. 31

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Graves Requests Supply Chain Briefing from Biden Administration

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) asked John Porcari, the Port Envoy to the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, to update the full Committee about his role and the Task Force’s actions in addressing the supply chain crisis.
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Rule published by Transportation Department on Jan. 31

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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190+ Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Defending EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, more than 190 congressional Democrats submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the case of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Jan. 31

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Carper Statement on Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, issued the following statement on the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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Carper: Historic Funding for Bridge Repairs is Going to Improve Lives

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today celebrated the Federal Highway Administration’s launch of the largest-ever bridge repair effort in our nation’s history using funds that Carper secured in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Capito, Manchin Applaud Army Corps Funding for Critical West Virginia Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today applauded the news that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has allocated ...
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Transportation Department publishes rule on Jan. 31

The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rule published on Jan. 31 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Carper on EPA’s Steps to Protect Americans from Toxic Coal Ash Pollution

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect groundwater from coal ash contamination.
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Capito, Manchin Applaud Launch of Historic Bridge Investment Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today applauded the news that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has launched the Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, ...
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Opening Statement of Ranking Member Capito for Business Meeting, Highlighting Lack of EPA Transparency

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a business meeting , followed by an oversight hearing on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The following items were considered during the committee’s business meeting...
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Capito, Colleagues Press EPA to Reconsider Denial of Small Refinery Exemptions

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led several of her colleagues in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan. The letter asks EPA to reconsider its proposed blanket denial of small refinery exemptions (SRE) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program as this runs counter to congressional intent under the Clean Air Act.
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What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 31?

The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 31?

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPW Committee Advances Interior, EPA Nominations

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) successfully advanced two of President Biden’s nominees: Martha Williams to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service by a vote of 16-4 and Christopher Frey to be Assistant Administrator for Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency by a vote of 11-9. The nominations will now head to the full Senate for consideration.
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