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Hydraulic Shearing Key to Waste Retrieval at Los Alamos

News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) recently installed a hydraulic shear system, a major step toward remediating transuranic (TRU) waste contained in large, corrugated metal pipes buried underground at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL ) since 1986.


Chairs Pallone, Scott Urge FTC to Prevent Online Price Gouging of Baby Formula

News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) sent a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address online marketplaces-including Facebook, eBay, and Amazon-that fail to protect consumers from the fraudulent and deceptive sale of infant formula.


News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - EM Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP ) management and operations contractor Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) is playing an important part in helping southeastern New Mexico students develop a lifelong interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a markup on Wednesday, June 15, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.



Pallone & Rush Applaud Biden Administration Proposal on Efficiency Standards for Home Furnaces

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed new energy-efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas pollution and save consumers billions of dollars annually on their energy bills...


DOE Partners With Carnegie Mellon University to Launch The 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum

Release: DOE, in Collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, to Host the World’s Premier International Clean Energy Event Bringing Together Ministers and Other Energy Leaders to Accelerate Global Clean Energy Deployment and Innovation


Fernald Preserve Site Staff Honored by Ragan Communications for “Aha Nature Moments” Video Series

News Release: When the COVID-19 pandemic threw the world for a loop starting in early 2020, the interpretive center’s staff at Fernald Preserve Site, Ohio, had to adapt quickly to overcome the challenge of social distancing and Visitor Center closures.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will work with 12 competitively selected remote and island communities around the United States to help strengthen their energy infrastructure, reduce the risk of outages, and improve their future energy and economic outlook. Through...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the fourth Notice of Sale of 45 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This Notice of Sale is part of President Biden’s announcement on March 31, 2022 to release one million barrels of crude oil a day for six months to address the global supply disruption caused by Putin’s war on Ukraine and help stabilize volatile energy costs for American families.


June 13: bills handled by Energy and Commerce Committee

There was activity on two bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 13.


EM Responding to Challenges, Positioning for New Era, Mullis Says at Conference

News Release: LAS VEGAS - EM has emerged from a challenging period with achievements under its belt and now is positioned for a new era of sustained progress in environmental cleanup, a program leader told a stakeholder and industry audience last week.



There were 27 press releases published by the Senate Committee On Energy & Natural Resources in May.


There were 43 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending June 11, according to the Federal Register.


Leader Rodgers Criticizes Biden’s Expensive Energy Policies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) blasted President Biden’s disastrous energy policies that have now allowed gas prices to reach a national average of $5 a gallon for the first time ever.


Energy Department discusses Topsham Hydro Partners Limited Partnership (L.P.); Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment on June 10

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.