On Thursday, U.S. Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced legislation that would require the owner of the cargo ship, Dali, in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March. ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the New York Stewart International Airport a $24.2 million Airport Improvement Program grant. The grant is reimbursement for a 2017 project th...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $2.4 million in contracts to 12 small businesses nationwide through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The program, admini...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded nearly 300 grants in 47 states to modernize airports. The DOT said $566.4 million in Airport Inf...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded airports in 46 states and American Samoa 320 Airport Improvement Program grants totaling more than $636 million. The program funds project...
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The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded 28 projects in 18 states more than $26.5 million in Bridge Investment Program planning grants. The program supports projects that improve the con...
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In July, NOAA and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the available of $54 million to address marine debris throughout the coastal and Great Lakes states and territories. NOAA said the fundi...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced recently that it had made more progress in establishing a supply chain agreement with the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). According...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed new rules that would ban airlines from charging junk fees to seat families together on flights. The proposed rule would require airlines...
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On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to address safety on rail bridges. The legislation, the Rail Bridge Safety a...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it had awarded $427 million in funding for airport modernizations and improvement projects. Th...
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a civil complaint alleging that Norfolk Southern Corp. is violating federal law by delaying passenger trains on Amtrak’s Crescent Route, a 1,377...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday that more than $374 million would be allocated to 299 airports in 46 states and American Samoa for airf...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would require airlines to develop operational resiliency plans that ensure adequate preparedness for future flight disruptions H...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee met for a full committee markup and approved appropriations for transportation in the fiscal year 2025 budget. Totaling more than $98 billion ...
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On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) introduced legislation that would extend tax incentives to encourage the use of biodiesel. The bipartisan legislation was co-sponsored by U.S. Reps. Annie...
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The unfortunate reality is that rail safety before and since last year’s noxious Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, hasn’t changed and Congress needs to step in and enact l...
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted 359-13 to approve the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which would improve myriad aspects of the U.S. water resources infras...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Atlas Public Policy, Georgetown Climate Center, and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) recently...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Friday initiated 12 enforcement cases with 117 counts against Norfolk Southern Corp. and other entities involved in the railroad company’s train derailme...
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