Tag: Transportation

Lorries are parked up at a service station on the M4 motorway on March 7, 2012 near Chepstow, Wales. Campaigners for fairer fuel prices were expected to be in Parliament today urging the Government to cut fuel tax duty and to scrap any further rises. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

EPA proposes strict emissions cuts for big rigs

John Siciliano · June 19, 2015 3:53 pm

There is hope among lawmakers that there could be an agreement on a long-term patch, if not an outright solution,Â later in the year. (Getty)

Congress tries to figure out how to pay for highways

Joseph Lawler · June 13, 2015 4:01 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pelosi demands highway funding bill in return for trade support

Pete Kasperowicz · June 12, 2015 8:05 pm

EPA faces heavy lift with climate rules for big trucks

EPA faces heavy lift with climate rules for big trucks

John Siciliano · June 12, 2015 9:00 am

TheÂ EPA took the first step toward that plan Wednesday, saying that the emissions from commercial jet aircraft cause climate change, "endangering the health and welfare of Americans."Â (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

EPA could punt final rules for jets to next administration

John Siciliano · June 11, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Mike Lee is co-sponsoring a bill to reduce the federal gas tax from 18.4 cents per gallon to 3.7 cents per gallon. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Cut the federal gas tax 80 percent — an idea whose time has come

Michael Barone · June 10, 2015 11:24 pm

Exhaust emits from the engines of a passenger jet as it prepares for take off. Air travel is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

EPA: Aircraft emissions endanger Americans, causes global warming

John Siciliano · June 10, 2015 6:04 pm

A traveler undergoes an enhanced pat down by a Transportation Security Administration agent at the Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. (John Moore/Getty Images)

It’s time to privatize U.S. airport security

Washington Examiner · June 8, 2015 4:01 am

Amtrak Train 111, which was the first Northeast Regional train out of New York City at 5:30 am this morning, arrives at Union Station May 18, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Most Republicans vote to kill Amtrak subsidies

Pete Kasperowicz · June 4, 2015 6:55 pm

Obama, Kerry Run Up $1.4M Bill for Hotels, Cars in Panama

Jeryl Bier · June 3, 2015 11:43 am

The Keeping Our Travelers Safe and Secure Act, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., would require TSA to put a maintenance schedule in place within 180 days, and would impose penalties for noncompliance.Â (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Acting TSA chief out after security test miscues

Kelly Cohen · June 3, 2015 1:02 am

The truck regulations will build upon the first-ever rules that EPA finalized for the heavy-duty sector in 2011 for vehicle model years 2014-2018. (AP Photo)

Trucking industry braces for new EPA rules for big rigs

John Siciliano · June 2, 2015 9:00 am