News from August 2023
DOE Honors Moab Project for Five Years of Excellence in ‘Green Purchases’
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: MOAB, Utah - DOE has awarded EM's Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project the coveted Superior GreenBuy Award, honoring the site’s efforts to reduce its footprint through environmentally friendly acquisitions over the past five years.
Workers Train to Cut Into Hanford Underground Waste Tank
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers on the Hanford Site are preparing to cut into the dome of an underground waste-storage tank later this summer to get ready for future waste retrieval operations.
DOE Releases New Report on Anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act Detailing How POTUS' Investing in America Agenda will Strengthen U.S. Economy by 2030
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
Release: New Analysis Shows that Inflation Reduction Act And Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Save American Families up to $38 billion on Electricity Bills, Reduce Nation’s Reliance on Net Crude Oil Imports by Nearly 60%, and Could Increase Clean Electricity to 80% of America’s Grid by 2030
DOE Awards $11.7 Million to the Southeast New Mexico College
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a non-competitive financial assistance Cooperative Agreement (DE-EM0005275) to the Southeast New Mexico College (SENMC), of Carlsbad, New Mexico for educational programs that will enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of current Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) employees while building and training the next generation workforce for this important national cleanup resource.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $48 Million In Grid Resilience Grants for States and Tribal Nations to Modernize Electric Grid
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
Release: President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Provides 6th Round of Funding to States and Tribal Entities for Grid Resilience, Enhanced Delivery of Clean Energy Across America
Keeping Up with Change, One Digital Record at a Time
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: For months, the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management Records, Information, and Knowledge Management group has been wading through several pallets of boxes at the Morgantown Records Storage facility in Morgantown, West Virginia.
DOE Finds Energy Jobs Have Increased in Nearly Every County in America
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
Release: New DOE Analysis Finds Energy Jobs Increased in 95% of U.S. Counties from 2021 to 2022
Portsmouth Site Scores Four Million Safe Work Hours
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - Employees with Fluor-BWXT-Portsmouth (FBP), EM’s decontamination and decommissioning contractor for the Portsmouth Site, were recently treated to a luncheon, celebrating the completion of 4 million safe work hours.
Week ending Aug. 5: 33 notices published by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
There were 33 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending Aug. 5, according to the Federal Register.
Thinking Like the Adversary Helps Secure Our Critical Infrastructure
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: When critical functions like energy transmission and delivery are too important for the safety and security of our nation to fail, these systems take every precaution to defensively prevent cyberattacks from happening. It begins by thinking like the adversary to understand what aspect of the system is...
Paducah Site Provides 130,000 Pounds of Food to Local Agencies
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Through their DOE Feds Feed Families program, EM Paducah Site workers raised funds to purchase about 130,000 pounds of food for local nonprofits whose mission is to provide local families with reliable access to affordable, nutritious food.
West Valley Safety Day: ‘We Help Each Other Stay Safe and Healthy’
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - The EM program at the West Valley Demonstration Project conducted its annual Safety Day to reinforce and highlight the importance of safety through demonstrations, hands-on activities and guest lectures. The event organizers held demonstrations on electrical safety, heat-stress monitoring...
DOE-NETL grant application closes on Oct. 20
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2023
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Advanced Processing of Critical Minerals and Materials for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications. grant opened on Aug. 21.
Thinking Like the Adversary Helps Secure Our Critical Infrastructure
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2023
News Release: When critical functions like energy transmission and delivery are too important for the safety and security of our nation to fail, these systems take every precaution to defensively prevent cyberattacks from happening. It begins by thinking like the adversary to understand what aspect of the system is...
ICYMI: Barrasso Op-Ed: Biden’s Anti-Nuclear Move Fits His Anti-American Energy Agenda
By DOE Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
News Release: By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso. Aug. 21, 2023. National Review. The American people want our nation to be energy-independent. They know increasing production of American energy is the best way to achieve that. President Biden is telling the American people to pound sand. According to recent polling, ...
E&C Bipartisan Leaders Demand Online Marketplaces Divulge Efforts to Remove Harmful, Recalled Products from Platforms
By DOE Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Full Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Meta and other online marketplaces today requesting information regarding efforts to end the sale of banned and recalled hazardous products on their platforms.
DOE-NETL offers new grant application process starting Aug. 23
By DOE Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Recycling, Transport, and Design grant opened on Aug. 23.
Energy Department discusses 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board on Aug. 22
By DOE Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published by Energy Department on Aug. 22
By DOE Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
E&C Bipartisan Leaders Demand Online Marketplaces Divulge Efforts to Remove Harmful, Recalled Products from Platforms
By DOE Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Full Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Meta and other online marketplaces today requesting information regarding efforts to end the sale of banned and recalled hazardous products on their platforms.