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Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports

Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration's promises of steep emissions cuts.

Texas Observer

U.S. fines airlines $7.5 million and they must refund customers for canceled flights

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced action against six airlines but only one is a U.S. carrier; the others are foreign. "It's too little and too late," one consumer advocate says.

WEKU

Expect more EV charging stations as states tap into federal dollars

When Colorado Department of Transportation officials recently learned that their plan to expand a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the state had gotten federal approval, it was welcome news.

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Indonesia To Put Two Million Electric Motobikes On Road By 2025

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi shows his support for a new initiative to put two million electric motorbikes on the road by 2025

RideApart

All US States, DC, Puerto Rico Get Green Light For EV Charging Plans

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides over $1.5 billion for states to build out EV charging networks over 75,000 miles of US highways.

InsideEVs

Lightfoot proposes new, improved — and permanent — outdoor dining program

If the council approves the new program, the Chicago Department of Transportation will establish an “outdoor dining street permit” valid from May through October. It would allow restaurants to set up extra tables in curb lanes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrants sue Florida governor for being flown to Martha’s Vineyard under 'fraudulent' scheme

Venezuelan migrants flown to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary Tuesday for engaging in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme” to relocate them.

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Migrants sue Florida governor over Martha's Vineyard flights

Venezuelan migrants flown from San Antonio to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard have sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary for engaging in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme” to relocate them

The Independent UK

Buttigieg responds to GOP official Maddock's 'weak little girl' tweet: My kids will 'have better values'

DETROIT — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he's raising his children to "have better values" than Michigan Republican Party Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock, who called him a "weak little girl" on Twitter earlier this week.

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Airline barred congressman from flying twice because he’s in a wheelchair

‘What’s outrageous is that lithium-ion batteries are going to become more and more prevalent in people using them because they’re lighter weight and they last a lot longer,’ the Rhode Island congressman said

The Independent UK

New online dashboard to help flyers on delays, cancellations

The Department of Transportation is launching a customer service dashboard to help vacationers ahead of the travel-heavy Labor Day weekend

The Independent UK

What should airlines offer you when flights are delayed and canceled?

LOS ANGELES — If your flight is canceled, you should be able to use your ticket to fly on a different airline to reach your final destination.

Los Angeles Times

Pete Buttigieg opens up about twins’ difficult first year, early health issues in heartfelt essay

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, are reflecting on the difficulties and rewards of their first year as the father of twins.

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Pete Buttigieg sends heartwarming letter to Florida student whose ‘curly hair’ commencement speech went viral following LGBT+ ‘censorship’

Zander Moricz’s advocacy will ‘reverberated across the country’, says frst openly gay US cabinet secretary

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Trump attacks McConnell's wife over jab

Trump lashed out after McConnell warned the former president's Senate candidates could cost the GOP control

Tribune News Service

What a new crackdown on airlines could mean to travelers

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told airlines this week that passengers are still seeing an “unacceptable” number of disruptions this summer, and he’s pushing carriers to better take care of passengers when flights are canceled and delayed.

The Independent UK

Buttigieg warns airlines to help travelers or face new rules

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is telling airlines to do a better job of helping stranded travelers or they will face new regulations

Axios

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urges airlines to help stranded and delayed passengers

The U.S. might adopt new regulations in order to help passengers.

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Biden administration announces new projects from bipartisan infrastructure law

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced 166 new federal grants Thursday for transportation projects from the bipartisan infrastructure law.

The Independent UK

Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US

Numerous transportation projects across the U.S. will be getting a slice of $2.2 billion of new federal funding

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago awarded $3.9 million to improve traffic signal technologies that prioritize buses

It is one of 10 projects across the country to receive a federal grant to build advanced intelligent transportation system technologies that will improve mobility, safety and provide multimodal transportation.

Benzinga

Hidden Supply Chain Logjams: Weed Smoking Truck Drivers, Says DOT

According to federal data provided by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), a spiking number of commercial truck drivers are being relieved of duty following positive drug screens for marijuana.

Los Angeles Times

Flight canceled? Getting a refund might become easier

Responding to a “flood of air travel service complaints” during the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed rule changes Wednesday to make it easier for airline passengers to collect refunds for canceled or delayed flights.

Tribune News Service

Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators

WASHINGTON — Appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year unveiled in the Senate last week contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion, with Sen. Richard C. Shelby once again the uncontested champion of what senators have rebranded “congressionally directed spending.”

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Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators - Roll Call

Senate appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion.

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