News from April 2023
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Remarks at Hearing on Biosafety and Risky Research
By DOE Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
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 “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety."
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $5 Million to Explore Critical Mineral Extraction from Macroalgae in the Ocean
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $5M in funding to evaluate the feasibility of extracting rare earth and other high-value trace critical minerals from macroalgae.
DOE Announces $13 Million to Support Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Solutions
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
Release: Selected Projects Will Help Communities Cut Carbon Pollution, Lower Utility Bills, Create Jobs, and Expand Adoption of Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
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 “Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat."
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
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 “Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat."
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $5 Million to Explore Critical Mineral Extraction from Macroalgae in the Ocean
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $5M in funding to evaluate the feasibility of extracting rare earth and other high-value trace critical minerals from macroalgae.
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
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 “Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat."
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $5 Million to Explore Critical Mineral Extraction from Macroalgae in the Ocean
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $5M in funding to evaluate the feasibility of extracting rare earth and other high-value trace critical minerals from macroalgae.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $5 Million to Explore Critical Mineral Extraction from Macroalgae in the Ocean
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $5M in funding to evaluate the feasibility of extracting rare earth and other high-value trace critical minerals from macroalgae.
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
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 “Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat."
DOE Issues Expression of Interest for Surface Contaminated Nickel Technology
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) issued an Expression of Interest (EOI)
DOE Awards Integrated Tank Disposition Contract at the Hanford Site
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract (ITDC) to Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, LLC (H2C) of Lynchburg, Virginia, for work to be performed at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State.
Hanford Makes Progress Retrieving Tank Waste, Prepares for Future Transfers
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Hanford Site workers continue to make headway dissolving solid waste in a large underground storage tank in a campaign to remove and transfer 426,000 gallons of radioactive and chemical waste to a newer double-shell tank for safe storage until the waste is treated.
DOE Honors Two EM Sites for Increasing Use of Zero-Emissions Vehicles
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Just in time for Earth Day, DOE named EM’s Portsmouth Site and Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) as Green Fleet Award recipients last week for their exceptional efforts in ordering the most light-duty zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) in fiscal 2023.
Savannah River Site Contractor Finishes Complete Year Safely
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has completed more than 365 days without a work-related injury that required an employee to miss a day on the job.
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Outlines Recruitment Efforts to Fill Growing Number of Vacancies
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy Office (DOE) of Environmental Management (EM) Workforce Management Office is implementing recruitment efforts to fill more than 300 vacancies across the cleanup program.
Partnerships in Oak Ridge Help Fight Against Cancer
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) joined partners in a growing collaboration at an event last week to celebrate advances in cancer treatment research that have emerged from an unexpected place — old nuclear material.
Diaz-Balart Remarks At FY24 Budget Hearing For The United States Agency For International Development (As Prepared)
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Administrator Power, thank you for being here today to discuss the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Aderholt Remarks At FY24 Budget Hearing For The Department of Education (As Prepared)
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Good morning and thank you for being here. Mr. Secretary, it is good to have you here. It is also good to have the Budget Director from the Department here as well.
Rogers Remarks At FY24 Budget Hearing For The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (As Prepared)
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
The Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.