Environmental Protection Agency

Washington, D.C.—The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced several actions to mitigate the impact on mariners of the partial government shutdown. Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) (National Endorsements only) and Medical Certificates… Read More

Due to the lapse in appropriations for EPA, the agency and the Department of the Army (Army) announced they will postpone the planned January 23 public hearing on the proposed… Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded two grants totaling more than half a million dollars to the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission (SEMORPC) in Perryville, Mo., for two… Read More

Environmental Initiative, St. Paul, Minn., is significantly growing its clean diesel efforts through Project Green Fleet due to a $1.85 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump signed a major water resources development bill into law, praising the improvements it authorizes to  inland waterways, ports, dams, hydropower and other projects across the country. Read More

As all marine operators know, environmental regulations affecting the marine industry have ratcheted up over the past several years. “When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency changed one word in the… Read More

Washington, D.C.— Funding bills tracked by the waterways industry were covered by a verbal victory lap by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as he praised his chamber’s bipartisan approach… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A U.S. district judge ruled the Trump administration failed to follow federal law by not providing meaningful opportunity for public comment before its two-year suspension of the 2015 Waters… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House easily approved a bill to delay implementation of the “reader rule” for transportation security cards until an ongoing study on the effectiveness of the Transportation Worker… Read More