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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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Manchin Questions Witnesses About Administration Throttling Energy Production on Federal Lands and Waters
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 second panel, Chairman Joe Manchin ...
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Barrasso: Congress Must Fix the Broken Leasing and Permitting Process on Federal Land
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), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands.
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DOE Proposes New Energy Efficiency Standards for Water Heaters to Save Americans More Than $11 Billion Annually on Utility Bills
Release: Congressionally-Mandated Appliance Standards Will Accelerate Deployment of Heat Pump Water Heaters, Saving Americans Nearly $200 Billion While Avoiding More Than 500 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Over 30 Years
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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 to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”
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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
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Oak Ridge Sets Pace of Cleanup Nationwide
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Recent figures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractors are conducting cleanup at a rate leading the nation among federal facility sites.
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Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”
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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
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Practice Makes Perfect: Hanford Plant Drills for Long-term Success
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) staff at the Hanford Site recently conducted a drill simulating the response to an abnormality in the plant’s power system.
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B Reactor: Preserving a Transformative Piece of U.S. History
News Release: This EM story focuses on the Manhattan Project, the origin of EM’s nuclear cleanup mission. America’s greatest scientific and engineering minds, craft workers and military members worked side by side at several secret sites including Los Alamos, New Mexico; Richland, Washington; and Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm Concludes Trip to India
Release: NEW DELHI & GOA , INDIA — Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm led the United States delegation to India from July 17 -22, 2023 to advance U.S. clean energy goals in four major international fora -- the bilateral U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership Ministerial in New Delhi, the multilateral ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $100 Million to Transform Climate Pollution into Sustainable Products
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today it is making $100 million available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support states, local governments, and public utilities in purchasing products derived from converted carbon emissions. The goal is to speed...
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Teamwork, Safety, and Dedication Drove Success During Amchitka Trip
News Release: After months of planning, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) staff and a support team traveled by plane and boat to the Amchitka, Alaska, Site to monitor, inspect, and conduct environmental sampling. Their goal was to ensure site conditions continue to keep the environment and human health protected.
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U.S. Department of Energy to ‘Supercharge’ Energy Storage through $30 Million in Awards and Opportunities
News Release: ATLANTA, GA-The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced more than $30 million in awards and funding opportunities at the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) Summit in Atlanta. The opportunities include two $15 million Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for...
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Meet Our Team: Mike Vehar
News Release: Mike Vehar joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy as an engineer in March 2023. Duty-stationed in Miami, Florida, he serves as a technical expert supporting technical assistance and administering financial assistance awards to American Indian nations, Alaska Native villages, and tribal and intertribal organizations.
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Wyoming’s Pete Obermueller Testifies Before the Senate on Federal Leasing and Permitting Reform
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), welcomed Mr. Pete Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming. Mr. Obermueller, testified before the committee at a legislative hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the federal leasing and permitting process.
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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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Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Praise Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Organ Donations
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) offered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, unanimously.
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Barrasso, Manchin Caution Forest Service Against New Policies Obstructing Wildfire Mitigation Projects
News Release: Dear Under Secretary Wilkes and Chief Moore
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Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Praise Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Organ Donations
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) offered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, unanimously.