DOE Newswire News
Oak Ridge Team Makes Headway on Mercury Treatment Facility
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - An Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) team recently hit two milestones in a construction project that’s pivotal to future cleanup at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12 ).
DOE Announces Winners in First Phase of Prize to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Supply Chains
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the Phase One winners of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize, a first-of-its-kind competition to tackle the floating offshore wind energy industry’s biggest supply chains challenges. About two-thirds of the nation’s offshore wind resource...
Department of Energy’s Newest Energy Research-Dedicated Supercomputer Arrives at NREL
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week that installation of the new high-performance computing (HPC) system, Kestrel, has begun. Kestrel will advance energy technologies spanning multiple Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs and deliver transformative energy...
Chair Rodgers to HHS Secretary Becerra: President’s Budget Doesn’t Reflect Priorities Needed to Improve People’s Lives
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled: “Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Health and Human Services Budget."
DOE Office of Environmental Management’s Efforts to Develop an Inclusive STEM Workforce of the Future
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: More than 300 EM employees have recently retired, resulting in a large amount of job vacancies across the cleanup program.
Crunch Time: Demolition Crews Continue to Change Hanford Site Landscape
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently demolished two contaminated buildings that supported the Hanford Site ’s plutonium-production mission during the 1950s and 1960s.
DOE Releases Strategy to Accelerate and Expand Domestic Offshore Wind Deployment
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive summary of the Department’s efforts to meet President Biden’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030 and set the nation...
Chair Rodgers: “Responsible Stewardship of Federal Funds Should Not be a Partisan Issue”
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Follow the Money: Oversight of President Biden's Massive Spending Spree."
DOE, Elected Officials Applaud Idaho Site Employees for Achieving Spent Nuclear Fuel Milestone
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) leaders on Tuesday joined tribal, state and local officials, contractors and a dedicated workforce here to mark a recent milestone with the state of Idaho nearly 25 years in the making.
Hanford Offers Innovative Respiratory Training Curriculum
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently revised a respiratory protection course at the Hanford Site’s Volpentest Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER ) Federal Training Center. The revision uses a scavenger hunt and large puzzle pieces to offer participants an innovative way to experience the benefits and limitations of respiratory protection equipment.
Chair Rodgers Floor Remarks on H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act...
Manchin Welcomes IRA Mandated Lease Sale 259
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 that offered approximately 13,600 blocks on 73.3 million acres on the Outer Continental Shelf. Chairman Manchin’s Inflation Reduction ...
Chair Rodgers on the Citizens of East Palestine: “Our Top Priority is their Health and Safety.”
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: “Government Response to East Palestine: Ensuring Safety and Transparency for the Community."
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith, and Johnson: EPA’s Rush to Spend $30B is Ripe for Abuse
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting information regarding the agency’s spending plans.
Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson: “This Hearing is About the Citizens of East Palestine.”
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: “Government Response to East Palestine: Ensuring Safety and Transparency for the Community."
Notice of Staff Attendance at North American Electric Reliability Corporation Standard Drafting Team Meeting discussed on March 28 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith, and Johnson: EPA’s Rush to Spend $30B is Ripe for Abuse
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting information regarding the agency’s spending plans.
Chair Rodgers to FDA regarding Baby Formula Crisis: We Will not Reward Failure
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent report on the baby formula crisis...
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Lowering Costs
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled: “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Examining Transparency and Competition in Health Care."
Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on March 28 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.