By DOE Newswire | Jan 19, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Deputy Secretary Mark W. Menezes and the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Deputy Secretary David Norquist signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) affirming the mutual interest in confirming and enhancing the longstanding partnership between DOE and DoD on space-related research and technology development in support of U.S. national space policy goals.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 19, 2021
Release: BROWNING, MT – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary Mark W. Menezes announced the reduction of cost share obligations for financial assistance awards for Tribes and tribal communities struggling from the financial impacts of COVID-19. The Deputy Secretary made determinations on ...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 19, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Sam Graves (R-MO), and Republican Leader of the House Committee on Natural Resources Bruce Westerman (R-AR) issued the following statements regarding President-elect Biden’s reported plan to revoke the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 19, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The EM Office of River Protection (ORP) and its contractor Bechtel National, Inc. recently determined the Hanford Site ’s Analytical Laboratory at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) is “Ready to Operate.".
By DOE Newswire | Jan 16, 2021
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $14.5 million for environmental research to support U.S. offshore wind development. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support regionally-focused, coordinated research efforts to increase understanding of the environmental impacts of offshore wind, as well as projects that advance and validate tools to monitor and minimize impacts.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: For Sue Smiley, concluding her career with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at the Office of Legacy Management (LM) Fernald Preserve and Mound sites in Ohio is a sign that her work in the field of environmental remediation has come full circle.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C. -House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement about President-elect Biden’s plan for the COVID-19 vaccinations.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the establishment of a Division of Minerals Sustainability to bring an increased focus to securing a U.S. critical minerals supply chain that will transform the U.S. energy and manufacturing systems to make them cleaner, more resilient, and more secure.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced plans to make $160 million in federal funding available to help recalibrate the Nation’s vast fossil-fuel and power infrastructure for decarbonized energy and commodity production. The funding, for ...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the full Democratic rosters for each of the six subcommittees in the 117th Congress, including the six subcommittee chairs and the full Committee vice chair, who were elected by the Democrats on the Committee. The six subcommittees and their chairs are...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
Release: Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the establishment of a Division of Minerals Sustainability to bring an increased focus to securing a U.S. critical minerals supply chain that will transform the U.S. energy and manufacturing systems to make them cleaner, more resilient, and more secure.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette urged the Governors of 55 states and territories to prioritize critical infrastructure mission-essential workers during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an official letter, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) noted that the critical ...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced plans to make $160 million in federal funding available to help recalibrate the Nation’s vast fossil-fuel and power infrastructure for decarbonized energy and commodity production. The funding, for...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that, consistent with statutory direction, DOE currently plans to sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) over a multi-month period during Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The Department expects to begin deliveries in May 2021, but if market conditions warrant, deliveries could begin as early as April 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy delivered a new report to the President on negative impacts of the ill-conceived hydraulic fracturing ban some have proposed. explains why a ban would have far-reaching and severe consequences, including the loss of millions...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office is excited to announce the latest winners of the Fall 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge™.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that, consistent with statutory direction, DOE currently plans to sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) over a multi-month period during Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The Department expects to begin deliveries in May 2021, but if market conditions warrant, deliveries could begin as early as April 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 13th, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (PNOV) to Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth LLC (FBP) for violations of DOE nuclear safety requirements. DOE’s enforcement program holds contractors accountable for meeting regulatory requirements and maintaining a safe workplace. FBP is the management and operating contractor for the Portsmouth Site located in Piketon, Ohio.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: Washington D,C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee selected eight new members to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
