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News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The EM Office of River Protection (ORP) and contractor Bechtel National, Inc. continue to make progress in their mission to process and stabilize millions of gallons of radioactive and chemical waste currently stored at the Hanford Site.

Hanford, SRS Contractor Presidents Receive National Safety Leadership Awards

News Release: The presidents of two EM cleanup contractors have each won a national award for their commitment to safety.

House Leaders Urge GAO Oversight to Ensure Federal Buildings Adopt Energy Efficiency Measures

News Release: Today, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Chairman Bobby L. Rush of the Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy, Chair Kathy Castor of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the Committee on Oversight...

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Announces Hearing with States on the Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. (EST) on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration. The hearing is entitled, “No Time to Lose: Solutions to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in the States."

Department of Energy Launches Spring 2021 Geothermal Collegiate Competition

By DOE Newswire | Jan 25, 2021

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office announced the launch of the Spring 2021 Geothermal Collegiate Competition™.

Energy & Commerce Committee to Hold Committee Organizational Meeting on Thursday

By DOE Newswire | Jan 22, 2021

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Committee’s formal organizational meeting for the 117th Congress will take place remotely on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at 1 pm (EST).

Department of Energy Announces New Senior Leaders

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new Biden-Harris Administration senior leadership appointees. These new leaders will direct policy at DOE, coordinate across the Administration, and enact President Joe Biden’s vision for bold action on the climate crisis and on safeguarding...

Barrasso Praises Completion of Important Step towards Building Carbon Capture Infrastructure in Wyoming

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement on the completion of an environmental review and release of a Record of Decision for the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative (WPCI). Completion of the environmental review will facilitate the development of a ...

Barrasso Slams Biden Administration’s 60 Day Moratorium on Oil, Gas, & Coal Leasing and Permitting on Federal Lands

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement in response to one of the Biden administration’s first Department of the Interior memos, which will effectively ban oil, gas, and coal leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters for at least the next 60 ...

Pallone Applauds President Biden’s Executive Actions to Contain the COVID-19 Crisis

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Biden signed ten executive orders to contain the COVID-19 crisis...

Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after announcing the Republican subcommittee leaders and subcommittee rosters for the 117th Congress.

U.S. Department of Energy to Invest $28.35M in Advanced Processing of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced $28.35 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002404, Advanced Processing of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications.

Democrats Defend Public Health and Energy Conservation Regulations Against Trump Administration’s Unlawful SAFE Vehicles Rule; File Amicus Brief in Competitive Enterprise Institute v. NHTSA

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), filed an amicus brief today in the case of Competitive Enterprise Institute, et al. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), et al., which is currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Department of Energy Announces New Senior Leaders

Release: Tarak Shah to Serve as Chief of Staff, David G. Huizenga to Serve as Acting Secretary

DOE Announces $8 Million for Projects to Develop Algae-Based CO2 Utilization

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced plans to make $8 million in Federal funding available for cost-shared research, development, and testing of technologies that can utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) from power systems or other industrial sources for bio-mediated uptake by algal systems to create valuable products and services.

Department of Energy Partners with Youngstown State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Support Battery Manufacturing Workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it is partnering with Youngstown State University and DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance workforce development for the battery manufacturing industry. The $1 million project will assist in the development of an Energy...

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $15 Million in Funding Opportunities for Direct Air Capture Technologies

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced up to $15 million in federally funded financial assistance for cost-shared research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002402, Carbon Capture R&D: Bench-Scale Testing of Direct Air Capture Components (TRL 3) and Initial Engineering Design for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Systems from Air (TRL 6).

Department of Energy Selects 15 Projects to Advance Critical Material Innovations

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $50 million in funding for 15 projects focused on field validation and demonstration, as well as next-generation extraction, separation, and processing technologies, for critical materials.

Wyoming Initiatives Receive Federal Funding for Rare Earth Mineral Research

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement on two separate Wyoming rare earth mineral research projects receiving federal funding from the Department of Energy. Barrasso has long emphasized and supported the importance of rare earth mineral mining, separation, and supply chain development. The funding was awarded to the Wyoming initiatives by the Trump administration.

Barrasso: A Return to the Paris Climate Agreement will Raise Energy Costs and it Won’t Solve Climate Change