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LM Installs Monuments in Falls City, Texas
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LM staff installed six aerial-survey quality-control monuments at the Falls City, Texas, Disposal Site in early February. The monuments are installed at various LM sites and are essential for maintaining survey control and provide a geographically consistent point of reference for ensuring the quality of future terrestrial and aerial surveys.
Rodgers Joins Scalise in Introducing H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-MO), in introducing H.R. 1, ...
Victor Stello Jr. Award for Safety Leadership Given for First Time in 13 Years
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) recently posthumously awarded its Victor Stello Jr. Award for Safety Leadership to former EM employee Robert Nelson, the first recipient of the award since 2010.
Idaho Site Crews to Remove Legacy Naval Nuclear Prototypes, Buildings
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM is moving forward with plans to demolish two defueled naval reactor prototypes and associated buildings at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
Manchin, Barrasso Introduce Bipartisan America’s Outdoor Recreation Act
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate ENR Committee, introduced America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023 (AORA). Originally introduced in the 117th Congress ...
EM’s White Joins Members of Congress for House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White, center, participated in the first event of the year for the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus last week. Also taking part were Reps. Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, left, and Susie Lee of Nevada, at right. Fleischmann and Lee are caucus co-chairs.
Manchin, Risch Reintroduce Bipartisan International Nuclear Energy Act of 2023
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC -U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reintroduced the International Nuclear Energy Act of 2023 (INEA). Initially introduced in the 117thCongress, ...
The Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Statement of Principles – 2023
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
Release: WE, THE ENERGY MINISTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES of the nations of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC), convened on March 2, 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia and endorse this Statement of Principles...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million to Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced the availability of $750 million for research, development, and demonstration efforts to dramatically reduce the cost of clean hydrogen. This funding-the first phase of the $1.5 billion in...
**Updated** U.S. Department of Energy Makes $6.5 Million Available to Improve Grid Infrastructure and Reliability
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $6.5 million FOA to accelerate the development of grid-enhancing technologies (GETs). The Office of Electricity (OE) and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) are providing funding for technologies that will...
Paducah Community Leaders Meet With Senior EM Officials
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Leaders from the Paducah, Kentucky community met with senior EM officials Jeff Avery and Randy Hendrickson last week to discuss future reuse of EM ’s Paducah Site. Standing in front of a permanent Paducah Site exhibit in the DOE headquarters James Forrestal Building from left: Craig...
E&C Health Subcommittee Calls HHS Secretary to Testify on President’s Outrageous Budget Request
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at a hearing to discuss President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Budget Request.
Stakeholders Meet With EM Leaders to Discuss Future of Moab Cleanup
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A delegation of stakeholders in the cleanup program from Moab, Utah met with EM leadership last week to discuss the future of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project. Pictured from left: Kristen Ellis, EM director of regulatory, intergovernmental and stakeholder...
Energy and Commerce to Bring TikTok CEO Before Committee to Testify
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced the details of a full committee hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who will appear before the committee to testify on TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platforms’ impact...
Chair Rodgers Applauds VA Coverage of Alzheimer’s Drug, Urges CMS to Reconsider
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding today’s announcement of a Veterans Health Administration policy to cover a key treatment for Alzheimer's Disease that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
Electric Vehicles, Solar Arrays Drive Sustainability at Oak Ridge
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - The first fully electric vehicle quietly pulled into a parking space in Oak Ridge last week.
DOE Invests $47 Million to Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Sector
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nearly $47 million in funding for 22 research projects to advance the development of new and innovative measurement, monitoring, and mitigation technologies to help detect, quantify, and reduce methane emissions across oil and natural...
Energy Department publishes notice on March 16
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Clean Energy Catalyst: Savannah River Site Builds Electric Vehicle Fleet
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM contractor is on pace to exchange octane for watts, modernizing a fleet of nearly 1,000 vehicles at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to help improve the environment.
Oak Ridge Highlights Success Through Partnerships
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX - With numerous programs, contractors and regulators involved in the Oak Ridge cleanup mission, the site hosted a panel at the recent 2023 Waste Management Symposia highlighting how all of the organizations work together to enable progress.