DOE Newswire News
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-153), Comment Request; Extension discussed on April 13 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Waste Treatment Plant Conducts Emergency Drills, Prepares to Receive Ammonia
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) staff recently performed an emergency preparedness drill simulating a response to an ammonia leak.
Top EM Leaders, Stakeholders From Eight Cleanup Sites Discuss Mission Work
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - EM senior leaders met with stakeholders from eight cleanup sites across the DOE complex recently to discuss current and planned mission work and other topics from a jam-packed agenda during the two-day EM Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) National Chairs meeting in Washington, D.C.
Congressional Republicans Call for Reconsideration of Administration’s Anti-Innovation Drug-Price Policy
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), and and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Mike Crapo (R-ID), raised concerns with the Biden administration’s initial drug price-setting program implementation guidance document.
Hanford Works Quickly to Restore Power After Fierce Windstorm
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A well-coordinated effort by EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) quickly restored power, repaired fallen utility poles and replaced transformers following a severe windstorm that hit the Hanford Site in late February.
'No Fear of Heights is a Good Quality': Oak Ridge Inspects Towering Stack
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Performing work on tall structures presents unique challenges. But when they’re also aging, they bring an even greater dimension to planning.
DOE Issues Expression of Interest for Surface Contaminated Nickel Technology
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Lexington, KY- Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) seeking industry input for operationally mature technologies to support the potential reuse of approximately 6400 tons of radiologically surface-contaminated nickel removed from the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP) as a part of ongoing cleanup activities.
Chair Rodgers on Biden’s New EPA Tailpipe Proposals: It Will Make New Vehicles Unaffordable
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement of two new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules to make vehicles even more expensive for Americans.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Funding Opportunity for Transitioning Tribal Colleges and Universities to Clean Energy
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (Office of Indian Energy) issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for $15 million to transition Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to clean energy.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing to discuss the role of data brokers and online privacy protections.
Barrasso: EPA Rule Would Increase Prices & Help China
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), commented on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on emissions for vehicles, trucks, and tractors.
Chair Rodgers on Biden’s New EPA Tailpipe Proposals: It Will Make New Vehicles Unaffordable
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement of two new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules to make vehicles even more expensive for Americans.
Congressional Republicans Call for Reconsideration of Administration’s Anti-Innovation Drug-Price Policy
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), and and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Mike Crapo (R-ID), raised concerns with the Biden administration’s initial drug price-setting program implementation guidance document.
Energy Department Seeks Input on Distribution and Large Power Transformers
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting feedback from transformer manufacturers, utilities, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other applicable stakeholders regarding distribution...
Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Legislative Hearing on Unleashing U.S. Communications Innovation
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."
Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Begins Operations to Address Tank Waste
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site initiated operations Tuesday to convert radioactive sodium-bearing liquid waste from nearby underground tanks to a more stable, granular solid.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing to discuss the role of data brokers and online privacy protections.
New Advisory Board Members Get Firsthand Look at Oak Ridge Cleanup
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - New members of the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) are benefiting from a return to an in-person orientation and tour of major cleanup across the Oak Ridge Reservation for the first time since the coronavirus.
Newly Retired Partner Honored for Decades-Long Service to Hopi People and Supporting LM Projects
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: LM Director Carmelo Melendez honored Norman Honie, Jr., one of LM’s longtime Hopi tribal partners, during the Navajo-Hopi-DOE triannual meeting in Durango, Colorado, on March 14.
Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Legislative Hearing on Unleashing U.S. Communications Innovation
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."