Tag: department of transportation
US regulators to rescind fuel economy standards
The order directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to "reconsider the 2022 model year through 2031 model years for cars and trucks."
US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to award millions for port...
$580 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one U.S. territory.
Biden administration announces $2.4 billion in new rail projects part of...
More than $2.4 billion will be allocated for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C.
Biden administration announces final rule that requires airlines to issue automatic...
The new rule makes refunds to passengers easy when airlines cancel or significantly change their flights, significantly delay their checked bags, or fail to provide the extra services they purchased.
Biden administration invests in ports to strengthen American supply chains
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced an investment of more than $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects under the Port Infrastructure Development Program.
DOT suspends a Trump administration rule allowing liquified natural gas transport...
The suspension of the federal rule will remain in effect until either DOT passes a replacement rule that governs LNG by rail, or June 30, 2025 before LNG transport by rail can resume.
Federal Court rules against Trump administration’s attempt to rollback Corporate Average...
The court's ruling upheld the higher fine currently in place for automakers who manufacture "gas guzzlers."
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Despite overwhelming global support for bold climate action, most governments are falling short—and newsrooms may be helping them do it.
‘Absolute nonsense’: As measles cases soar & kids die, expert slams RFK Jr. on...
Amid a growing number of measles cases in the United States, RFK Jr. has promoted skepticism of the efficacy of the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.
How Pope Francis divinized Palestinian suffering: The Gaza Pietà
Although he appealed to international law in this passage, he was pessimistic that war is ever compatible with it.
‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society organizations
From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.
Trump administration dismantles pollution protections and deletes public data as EPA grants sweeping exemptions...
Environmental groups sue over deletion of climate and justice tools while polluters receive fast-tracked exemptions from EPA oversight.