News from July 2023
Teamwork, Safety, and Dedication Drove Success During Amchitka Trip
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: After months of planning, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) staff and a support team traveled by plane and boat to the Amchitka, Alaska, Site to monitor, inspect, and conduct environmental sampling. Their goal was to ensure site conditions continue to keep the environment and human health protected.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $100 Million to Transform Climate Pollution into Sustainable Products
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today it is making $100 million available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support states, local governments, and public utilities in purchasing products derived from converted carbon emissions. The goal is to speed...
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm Concludes Trip to India
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
Release: NEW DELHI & GOA , INDIA — Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm led the United States delegation to India from July 17 -22, 2023 to advance U.S. clean energy goals in four major international fora -- the bilateral U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership Ministerial in New Delhi, the multilateral ...
B Reactor: Preserving a Transformative Piece of U.S. History
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: This EM story focuses on the Manhattan Project, the origin of EM’s nuclear cleanup mission. America’s greatest scientific and engineering minds, craft workers and military members worked side by side at several secret sites including Los Alamos, New Mexico; Richland, Washington; and Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Practice Makes Perfect: Hanford Plant Drills for Long-term Success
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) staff at the Hanford Site recently conducted a drill simulating the response to an abnormality in the plant’s power system.
Midwest Hydro, LLC; STS Hydropower, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments discussed on July 26 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Victory Pass I, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization discussed on July 26 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
Notice published on July 26 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Oak Ridge Sets Pace of Cleanup Nationwide
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Recent figures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractors are conducting cleanup at a rate leading the nation among federal facility sites.
Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith to Sec. Becerra: “ORR Actions are Equal to Neglect”
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
DOE Proposes New Energy Efficiency Standards for Water Heaters to Save Americans More Than $11 Billion Annually on Utility Bills
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
Release: Congressionally-Mandated Appliance Standards Will Accelerate Deployment of Heat Pump Water Heaters, Saving Americans Nearly $200 Billion While Avoiding More Than 500 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Over 30 Years
Energy Department discusses Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Dehumidifiers on July 26
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page rule on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Barrasso: Congress Must Fix the Broken Leasing and Permitting Process on Federal Land
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands.
Energy Department discusses Cavalier Solar A2, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization on July 26
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Manchin Questions Witnesses About Administration Throttling Energy Production on Federal Lands and Waters
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing’s second panel, Chairman Joe Manchin ...
IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Self-Driving Vehicles
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."
Environmental Cleanup: A Family Affair ‘Gone Fission’
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Environmental cleanup at EM sites is a family affair. Each day, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, and uncles and nephews show up together to perform the hazardous tasks and myriad support services necessary to carry out the world’s largest environmental cleanup. This week’s...
DOE Announces $33 Million to Advance Energy Research Across America
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
Release: Funding Supports 14 Projects Ranging from Fusion to Quantum Computing in Parts of the Country That Get Disproportionally Low Amounts of Federal Research Dollars