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DOE Awards Financial Assistance Cooperative Agreement to the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
News Release: Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a non-competitive financial assistance Cooperative Agreement (DE-EM0005272) according to Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act language to the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA CBP), of Washington DC, to work collaboratively with Governors to solve the continued challenges posed by waste management and cleanup at DOE sites.
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EPA and DOE Announce Partnership to Provide More than $1 Billion to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced their partnership to provide more than $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to help reduce wasteful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, one of the primary drivers of the climate crisis.
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Biden-Harris Administration to Jumpstart Clean Hydrogen Economy with New Initiative to Provide Market Certainty And Unlock Private Investment
Release: Demand-Side Initiative Will Help Advance Clean Hydrogen Hubs and Support President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Building a Clean Energy Economy and Creating Good-Paying Jobs
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Protecting Critical Systems by Designing with Security and Resilience in Mind
News Release: The best cybersecurity measures are those that prevent attacks from ever happening. Cyber-informed engineering (CIE) is an approach that allows engineers to design critical infrastructure systems that are hardened against cyberattacks from the start. Using CIE, engineers can create systems that mitigate against worst-case-scenarios even before digital technologies are incorporated.
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Barrasso, Capito Urge FERC to Analyze Negative Impact of EPA-Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0
News Release: Dear Chairman Phillips and Commissioners: Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA") published a proposal that would regulate greenhouse gases from our nation’s fossil-fueled power plants in the Federal Register (“Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0.") The proposal presents unjustifiable claims ...
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Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) publishes two press releases in June
There were two press releases published by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in June.
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15 press releases or notices published in June by U.S. Department of Energy
There were 15 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of Energy in June.
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Committee Chairs Rodgers and Jordan Demand Answers from Khan Following DAEO Ethics Report
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan raising concerns about her adherence to federal ethics guidance and whether she misled Congress about ethics advice from the FTC's Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO).
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DOE Report Finds Clean Energy Jobs Grew in Every State In 2022
Release: America’s Energy Workforce Added Almost 300,000 Jobs in 2022 with an Increasing Percent in Clean Energy, Union Employers Invest More in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts, and Union Employers Report Less Difficulty Hiring Qualified Workers
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Committee Chairs Rodgers and Jordan Demand Answers from Khan Following DAEO Ethics Report
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan raising concerns about her adherence to federal ethics guidance and whether she misled Congress about ethics advice from the FTC's Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO).
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EM’s Avery Meets With Community Partners Invested in SRS Cleanup
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jeff Avery, EM ’s principal deputy assistant secretary, participated in a meet-and-greet last week in Washington, D.C., with two community partners involved in EM’s cleanup mission at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Pictured from left are Robbie Bennett, president and CEO of the Savannah River Community Reuse Organization, Avery, and Will Williams, president and CEO of the Western South Carolina Economic Development Partnership.
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Highlights of Environmental Cleanup Over Past Five Years at Los Alamos
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) recently marked the five-year anniversary of the first EM contract dedicated to legacy cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
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Energy Department Awards $1.2 Million in Funding for Storage Social Equity Initiative
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced it selected four organizations to receive funding under the Energy Storage for Social Equity (ES4SE) Initiative. ES4SE is designed to empower disadvantaged communities to consider energy storage technologies as a viable path toward achieving their energy goals.
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Hanford Makes Progress Preparing Historic Building for Demolition
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) are making progress preparing one of the Hanford Site ’s oldest buildings for demolition.
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Educators Tour ‘National Treasure’ at Savannah River Site
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Teachers from Aiken, Orangeburg and Barnwell counties in South Carolina recently learned what it takes to successfully lead students to a future in the nuclear industry during the Savannah River Site ’s (SRS) first educator tour of the H Canyon Chemical Separations Facility.
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Paducah Builds Toward Ten-Year Goal to Significantly Reduce Site Hazards
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - EM workers continue to reduce chemical hazards at the Paducah Site with the recent shipment of 14 sodium fluoride traps, or exchange vessels, for off-site disposal and the elimination of the site’s entire chlorine gas cylinder inventory.
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GAIN Vouchers Awarded to Accelerate Seven Advanced Nuclear Technologies
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative today to industry partners to support the development of several promising advanced nuclear technologies. All seven companies will leverage the expertise and research capabilities at select U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories to further advance their projects toward commercial deployment.
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Testing Underway at Renovated Wastewater Load-in Station at Hanford
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently began testing the renovated load-in station at the Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) to ensure operational readiness. This is another step in preparing to treat tank waste on the Hanford Site.
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EM Workers, Beekeeper Relocate Bees Creating Buzz at Idaho Site
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Alert employees teamed up with a regional beekeeper to save thousands of honeybees that recently took up residence at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site facility and protect members of the workforce from potential, painful stings. Employees with EM contractor Idaho Environmental...
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SRS Demonstrates New Safety Method for Radiological Construction Areas
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM recently demonstrated an innovative method that is a win for all involved - improving worker safety, reducing construction costs and minimizing radiological waste generation at the Savannah River Site (SRS).