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Why we shouldn’t let lower fertility rates fuel pronatalist policies

Buried in the Donald Trump administration’s recent avalanche of executive orders in the United States was a starkly revealing provision: A Department of Transportation order requiring projects to prioritize federal highway and transit funding to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average. Those with declining birth…

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Transportation Department To Supercharge Hiring Of Air Traffic Controllers

Learn about the Department of Transportation's new strategies to address the air traffic controller shortage in the U.S. through revamped hiring processes ...

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Five major airlines are suing the U.S. government over a rule that punished them for damaging passengers' wheelchairs

More than 11,500 wheelchairs and scooters were mishandled by airlines in 2023, according to the Department of Transportation.

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The Federal EV Charger Program May Die. It Was Just Starting To Pay Off

As an opening salvo against America's green energy transition, President Donald Trump's Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an order halting the federal government's charger funding program. The order immediately suspended the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, and said that previously approved projects were no longer valid. Whether that…

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Trump Administration Freezes B Electric Vehicle Charger Grant Program

Trump administration freezes billion grant program for electric vehicle chargers, causing uncertainty for states and companies.

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Trump's DOT Stops Key EV Charger Funding Program In Its Tracks

President Donald Trump's Department of Transportation just dealt a blow to a key federal program that funds the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the U.S.

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Feds Put a Stop to New Fuel Economy Standards

The newly confirmed head of the US Department of Transportation (DOT), Sean Duffy, has ordered the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to reset the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for automakers. The DOT said in a statement that the new standards will lower the price of new cars…

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Senate Confirms Sean Duffy As Transportation Secretary Amid Funding Freeze

Senate confirms Sean Duffy as head of Department of Transportation despite Democratic opposition over funding freeze.

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Georgia drivers sleep in cars after being stuck for 15 hours when snow storm lightly covers roads and paralyzes communities

The Georgia Department of Transportation said on Wednesday that a state of emergency was still in place across the state

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Abolish the Department of Transportation

When money comes down from the DOT, it has copious strings attached to it—strings that make infrastructure more expensive and less useful.

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Oregon's DOT Abruptly Says "No Snowmobiling" on Scenic Highway This Year

One of the coolest parts about living in the West is each state's propensity to close mountain highways during winter. That may sound like a weird perk given fewer roads means more people on others, which would likely cause traffic, and traffic ain't fun. But fewer open roads also means…

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US Department Of Transportation Monitoring Price Increases During Labor Dispute

US DOT, under Secretary Pete Buttigieg, warns against price hikes by ocean shippers during East Coast and Gulf Coast ports labor dispute.

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Delta Air Lines Expects Normal Operations To Resume Thursday

Delta Air Lines addresses flight disruptions caused by a technology breakdown, with investigations ongoing by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Airlines are still recovering from the global tech outage. What are your rights if you’ve been stranded?

Delta Air Lines is still seeing major delays and cancellations following the faulty Crowdstrike update

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New York pedestrian decapitated by city truck was Genovese family mobster

The former family crime ‘soldier’ later became known as ‘Tony the Dessert Man,’ his former lawyer said

The Independent UK

What a relief! New York City releases map of public bathrooms titled ‘Ur in Luck’

The city also plans to build 46 new restrooms across its five boroughs over the next five years

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Department of Transportation Lacks the Authority to Require States to Set Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets for Highways

A district court concludes that the Department of Transportation lacks the authority to force states to try and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with highway use.

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Southeastern KY wildfires mostly under control, dry weather still a concern

The numbers are improving. According to Steve Kull of the state Division of Forestry, on Wednesday, eight fires were active – meaning they could still spread – and 40 others are contained.

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Gia Biagi, outgoing transportation commissioner, reflects on her legacy, next steps

With Gia Biagi at the helm of the Chicago Department of Transportation the city saw a 14% drop in pedestrian deaths and added more than 100 miles of bike lanes.

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Federal Funding to Help Transportation Infrastructure In Lexington, Jackson

Nearly thirty million dollars from the federal Department of Transportation is coming to central Kentucky.

The Independent UK

NYC gets $25M for e-bike charging stations, seeking to prevent deadly battery fires

New York City is receiving $25 million in emergency funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish scores of new e-bike charging stations across the city

Tribune News Service

JetBlue-Spirit deal faces DOJ antitrust suit this week

The Justice Department and Department of Transportation are expected to take action as soon as Tuesday to block JetBlue Airways Corp.’s $3.8 billion takeover of Spirit Airlines Inc., according to people familiar with the case.

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Jay Ambrose: Pete Buttigieg defames Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg, something of a genius in academic matters, is despairingly short of that when it comes to practicality, failing miserably, for instance, as secretary of the Department of Transportation. It’s almost as if his job is to sit and do little, disappear from the office a lot, get mad,…

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Emergency workers in Ohio train derailment lacked crucial hazmat data

Emergency officials who rushed to the scene of a toxic Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailment last month may not have had access to crucial information about which hazardous materials the train was carrying, the Department of Transportation said in a safety advisory Friday.

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‘Railroads have just had too much power,’ Buttigieg says in Kansas City after Ohio train disaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s response.

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