News from April 2023


Energy Department discusses PacifiCorp; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment on April 24

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah on April 24

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on April 24 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Republicans Launch Probe in NIH’s Billion-Dollar Public Relations Spending Spree

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 Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today launched an investigation into the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) use...


E&C Republicans Launch Probe in NIH’s Billion-Dollar Public Relations Spending Spree

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 Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today launched an investigation into the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) use...


E&C GOP Probe Energy Secretary on Frequent International Travel

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding her use of taxpayer funded travel after she made four trips to Puerto Rico in the past five months.


E&C Republicans Warn EPA That its eRINs Proposal Risks Harming The American Fuels Market & Increasing Costs for Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...


E&C GOP Probe Energy Secretary on Frequent International Travel

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding her use of taxpayer funded travel after she made four trips to Puerto Rico in the past five months.


Must read Op-eds: E&C GOP Lead on Unleashing American Energy and Making Life More Affordable

News Release: H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will lower costs across the board, unleash American energy, and cut America’s reliance on Chinese supply chains. Check out these highlights from Energy and Commerce Republicans’ recent op-eds in the Washington Times on the Lower Energy Costs Act published in a special feature on energy and environment policy.


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on April 25 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on April 25

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Manchin Invites Entrepreneur and Shark Tank Host Kevin O’Leary to West Virginia to Tour America’s Energy Powerhouse

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to Mr. Kevin O’Leary, Chairman of O’Shares Investments, inviting Mr. O’Leary to visit West Virginia - America’s energy powerhouse. Mr. O’Leary recently expressed interested in building a $14 billion refinery in the United States.


Revision to Power Marketing Policy Cumberland System of Projects discussed on April 25 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Republicans Warn EPA That its eRINs Proposal Risks Harming The American Fuels Market & Increasing Costs for Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...


Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson Exposes Risks of Biden’s Rush-to-Green Agenda

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: “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies."


Idaho Site Team Shares Sense of Achievement Over Treatment Facility Launch

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Sixteen years after EM broke ground for the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), the first-of-a-kind facility began treating radioactive liquid waste from underground tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 11.


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $13 Million to Support Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Solutions

Release: Selected Projects Will Help Communities Cut Carbon Pollution, Lower Utility Bills, Create Jobs, and Expand Adoption of Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems


Energy Department discusses Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application on April 26

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers: “President Biden has Opened the Door to Allow China to Undermine our Energy Security”

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: “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies."


Notice published by Energy Department on April 26

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.