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DOE Renews Funding for Berkeley Lab's Joint BioEnergy Institute

DOE Renews Funding for Berkeley Lab's Joint BioEnergy Institute


Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on President Biden’s Massive Spending Spree

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) today announced a subcommittee hearing to examine the Biden administration’s massive spending spree through the “Infrastructure Investment...


Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time discussed on March 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Scientists enhance recyclability of waste plastic

Scientists enhance recyclability of waste plastic


An Oak Ridge First: Crews Access Cleanup Area From Barge

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Cleanup projects for the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) can be challenging under normal circumstances, but a recent excavation effort involved another level of complexity for contractor UCOR.



Pursuing Unique Skills to Rewind Cold War Motors at Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Maintaining safety systems at a 70-year-old DOE site can pose challenges, but the motor shop for the EM program at Savannah River Site (SRS) has successfully addressed them.



Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Provide Certainty for Seniors Regarding Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL), along with...


EM Hosts Japanese Officials Visiting DOE Headquarters, Hanford Site

News Release: Representatives from the Japan Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF) visited EM headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the Hanford Site in Washington state last week to promote collaboration and provide updates on the status and plans to decommission the Tokyo...


Chair Rodgers on Fox News: TikTok Will say Anything to Avoid Being Banned

News Release: TikTok CEO Shou Chew will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee tomorrow to testify about TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platform’s impact on kids, and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking...


Curio Solutions Awarded GAIN Voucher to Advance New Spent Fuel Recycling Process

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) to Curio Solutions to support the development of the company’s new recycling process for spent nuclear fuel. The voucher provides access to the research capabilities and expertise at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to help advance their project.



Energy Department discusses Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on March 22

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline on March 22

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Barrasso Leads on Legislation to Boost Department of Energy Cybersecurity Office

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), along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mike Crapo (R-ID), introduced legislation regarding the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER).


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Denial of Water Quality Certification discussed on March 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on President Biden’s Massive Spending Spree

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) today announced a subcommittee hearing to examine the Biden administration’s massive spending spree through the “Infrastructure Investment...


LM Site Manager Reflects on Her Unexpected Career Path

News Release: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management Site Manager Mary Young never pictured herself working for DOE when she started her career as a veterinary hospital manager.


One Hanford Contractors Collaborate on Emissions Sampling

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Hanford Site contractors from the EM Office of River Protection and Richland Operations Office recently shared valuable experiences with one another regarding sampling emissions from site exhaust stacks in preparation for the startup of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW ) Program.