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Community College Helps Oak Ridge Build Pipeline of Qualified Workers
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Community college partnerships can help the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) sites build their workforces, providing a pipeline of local qualified workers needed for cleanup.
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $16 Million to Build America's First-of-a-Kind Critical Minerals Production Facility
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $16 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring critical mineral supply chains to America and reduce reliance on competitors like China. The funding will support...
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Hanford Plant Shift Operations Managers Reach Full Qualification
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP ) recognized a significant team achievement recently, when the last of its eight shift operations managers finished a rigorous qualifications process.
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DOE Renews Non-Competitive Financial Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Energy Communities Alliance, Inc.
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) renewed the non-competitive financial assistance Cooperative Agreement renewal (DE-EM0005284) to the Energy Communities Alliance, Inc.
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Hanford’s Vit Plant Shares Passing of Project Director Valerie McCain
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Valerie McCain, project director of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) and a Bechtel senior vice president at the Hanford Site, died on March 26 following a short illness.
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Investment in Small Businesses at SRS Builds Jobs Locally and Beyond
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is dedicated to advancing small, diverse businesses, committing nearly $1.3 billion to them at the local, regional and national level over the past five years.
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Inflation Reduction Act Invests $150 Million for Infrastructure Improvements at DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $150 million in funding provided through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to support site-wide infrastructure and laboratory modernization upgrades at all three of its National Energy...
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Secretary Granholm Announces Newly Appointed Members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced three new members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB), an important component of DOE’s strategy to improve its research and development portfolio and program activities. The members of the SEAB are appointed for a two-year ...
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West Valley Citizen Task Force Members Meet With EM Representatives
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the West Valley Citizen Task Force met with EM representatives last week in Washington, D.C., to discuss the group’s priorities and challenges. The task force was assembled in 1997 to provide advice on the completion of the West Valley Demonstration Project and cleanup...
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EM Knockdown: Another Reactor Coming Down at Oak Ridge
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - The skyline in the heart of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is changing again as workers begin to demolish a once world-famous reactor.
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Rep. Miller-Meeks Seeks Stakeholder Feedback to Reform CDC Following Years of Consistent Failures and Broken Trust
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today released a request for information (RFI) to health care industry stakeholders seeking insight to reform and improve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Rodgers and Cruz Request Answers from FCC on Action Effectively Blocking Planned Standard General Acquisition of TEGNA
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are seeking answers to a decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that effectively blocks the Standard General-TEGNA transaction.
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E&C GOP Presses SAMHSA for Details on Covid Spending, Suicide Hotline Rollout, Support for Treating Serious Mental Illness, and New Office of Recovery
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, the Assistant Secretary for Mental...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8 Million to Support Local Governments with their Clean Energy Goals
Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Supports Reducing Carbon Emissions, Improving Energy Efficiency, and Reducing Overall Energy Use in Smaller Communities
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E&C GOP Presses SAMHSA for Details on Covid Spending, Suicide Hotline Rollout, Support for Treating Serious Mental Illness, and New Office of Recovery
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, the Assistant Secretary for Mental...
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Manchin Announces $40 Million for Morgantown National Energy Technology Laboratory
News Release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced approximately $40,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) for the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) ...
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Rep. Miller-Meeks Seeks Stakeholder Feedback to Reform CDC Following Years of Consistent Failures and Broken Trust
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today released a request for information (RFI) to health care industry stakeholders seeking insight to reform and improve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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DOE Welcomes New Biden-Harris Administration Appointees and Announces Promotions
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced seven new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the DOE team to help combat climate change and implement President Biden’s historic climate and energy agenda alongside U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. DOE also ...
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Manchin Applauds $8M Award to West Virginia University to Support Development of Rare Earth Element, Critical Minerals Facility
News Release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement of an $8,000,000 funding award to support the development of a first-of-a-kind facility at West Virginia University ...
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E&C Republicans Demand Accountability from Biden Admin over CHIPS Act Spending
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today requested a full accounting from Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo of funding from the CHIPS and Science Act.