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Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Six Bills
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of six bills.
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Barrasso: Brinton Commits Crimes on DOE’s Dime
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm urging her to disclose former employee Sam Brinton’s official travel itineraries and address continuing concerns surrounding the criminal acts he committed during his employment at DOE.
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From Gallons to Volts: Savannah River Site Vehicle Fleet Goes Electric
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The Savannah River Site (SRS) is rapidly moving from burning fossil fuels to using electricity to power a fleet of nearly 1,000 vehicles, fulfilling a Biden administration executive order.
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IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Self-Driving Vehicles
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."
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O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith to Sec. Becerra: “ORR Actions are Equal to Neglect”
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
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Chair Rodgers: “Self-Driving Cars Have the Potential to Transform Lives”
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."
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Los Alamos Highlights Cleanup Progress During EM Leadership Visit
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - Amid renewed interest in the atomic history of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), EM leadership had the opportunity to discuss and highlight the significant progress underway in the legacy cleanup mission at LANL during a visit last week.
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United States and Brazil Strengthen Bilateral Clean Energy Cooperation with a Renewed Commitment to Mobilize Private Sector and Community Engagement
Release: GOA, India — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and the Federative Republic of Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, announced today their commitment on joint clean energy cooperation when they met on the margins of the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation ...
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Hanford Hiring Pattern Paves Way to Long-term Success
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Managers with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) noted a pattern of successful hiring over the last three years. They found many who start in entry-level custodial services positions often remain dedicated to the One Hanford mission and build their knowledge, skills and abilities to later fill other openings elsewhere.
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Idaho Site’s Largest Building Progressing Toward Closure
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM recently moved a significant step toward closure of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s largest building, which could comfortably house a modern U.S. aircraft carrier.
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces 2023 Electricity Advisory Committee
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the new members of the Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). The EAC is an important component of OE’s strategy to improve its electric grid research, development, and demonstration portfolio and program activities.
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Award-winning Savannah River Site Cleanup Protects 30-Mile Stream System
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM and a contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently finished the cleanup of a discharge canal, a project that successfully completes environmental remediation of the Lower Three Runs stream system.
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $20 Million to Optimize Lifecycle of Solar Energy Systems and Minimize Technology Waste
Release: Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Improve Photovoltaic System Lifecycle Performance, Streamline the Reuse and Recyclability of Solar Technologies, and Boost Domestic Supply Chain
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Witnesses Agree: Manchin’s Proposed Judicial Reforms, Electric Transmission Provisions Necessary
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing’s first panel, Chairman Joe Manchin ...
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EPA and DOE Announce Intent to Fund Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) released a notice of intent announcing the first in a series of funding opportunities to monitor and reduce methane emissions, one of the biggest...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $100 Million to Transform Climate Pollution into Sustainable Products
Release: Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Transform Carbon Pollution into Useful Products, Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Maximizing Public Health
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EM Sets Record With Most Awards for Green Purchases in a Year
News Release: Eight EM sites have been honored with the 2023 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Purchaser Award, the most the cleanup program has won in a year since the program honoring purchases of sustainable goods began in 2015.
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Paducah Summer Internship Exceeds Students’ Expectations
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Summer internship programs sometimes evoke images of students filing paperwork or sitting idly at a desk for days on end.
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DOE Announces $33 Million to Advance Energy Research Across America
Release: Funding Supports 14 Projects Ranging from Fusion to Quantum Computing in Parts of the Country That Get Disproportionally Low Amounts of Federal Research Dollars
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Environmental Cleanup: A Family Affair ‘Gone Fission’
News Release: Environmental cleanup at EM sites is a family affair. Each day, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, and uncles and nephews show up together to perform the hazardous tasks and myriad support services necessary to carry out the world’s largest environmental cleanup. This week’s...