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News Release: This week, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va.-2, led 29 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee, urging them to include the text of the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (S. 903 /H.R. 3306 ) in ...

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in Plastics Recycling Research and Development

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $27 million in funding for 12 projects that will support the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new plastics that are recyclable-by-design. As part of DOE’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, these projects will also help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products.

Intern Profile: Dejah Carlock, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

News Release: Dejah Demetrice Carlock is a former U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) intern. Carlock is a junior at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff majoring in agriculture with a concentration in animal science. After graduation she plans to continue her education at the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Walden, Latta, Rodgers Statement on Big Tech Censorship

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after tech giants...

Department of Energy Critical Materials Institute Selects Four Projects to Support Critical Materials Supply Chain Innovation

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Critical Materials Institute (CMI) announced selections totaling up to $4 million for four research and development projects to partner with industry to address challenges in establishing domestic supply chains for critical materials.

Pallone & Schakowsky Urge FTC to Adopt Proposed ‘Made in USA’ Labeling Rule

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today urging them to adopt its proposed Made in USA rule.

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in Plastics Recycling Research and Development

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $27 million in funding for 12 projects that will support the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new plastics that are recyclable-by-design. As part of DOE’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, these projects will also help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products.

U.S. Energy Secretary Brouillette Applauds National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Trump released the “National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies,” which outlines how the United States will promote and protect our competitive edge in wide-ranging technologies that are critical to U.S. national security and our economic advantage. This ...

U.S. Department of Energy Issues a Request for Information for Enhanced Weathering Research Opportunities

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy, in collaboration with the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Office of Science, announced a request for information (RFI) about “enhanced weathering" research opportunities that could lead to advances in the capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2).

Congressional, State Officials Join Energy Secretary Brouillette in Recognizing Historic Oak Ridge Cleanup Accomplishment

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette joined U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, and other state and community leaders in Oak Ridge on Oct. 13 to celebrate the historic first-ever removal of a former uranium enrichment complex. Read more about this EM achievement here.

R&D World Magazine Announces 2020 R&D 100 Winners

Release: Projects Recognize DOE-Supported Innovations in National Labs

President Trump Signs Executive Order on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure

Release: WASHINGTON (Oct. 13, 2020) -- Today, President Trump signed an Executive Order on “Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure.” This historic action ensures Federal coordination on water policy is standard practice now and into the future by formally establishing a Water ...

E&C Republican Leaders Press FDA on OxyContin Labeling Change

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D., to request information on the FDA approval of a OxyContin label change in 2001.

Department of Energy Announces $750K in funding to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and partner Potomac Institute for Policy Studies to protect U.S. energy security

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced its contribution of $750K in funding to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (PIPS), an independent...

U.S. Department of Energy Provides $65 Million for ‘Connected Communities’ of Buildings Powered to Transform Electric System

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $65 million through its Connected Communities funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide.

Generations of Workers Supported Defense Mission, Cleanup

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Several generations of employees have worked at the former K-25 site, now known as the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), supporting efforts to produce enriched uranium, and more recently, to clean up the site.

Workers Draw From ETTP Experience at Other Oak Ridge Sites

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - While DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) celebrates a historic achievement at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), more work is needed to address old, contaminated structures and modernize other portions of the Oak Ridge Reservation.

Advisory Board Marks 25 Years of Critical Input to Oak Ridge Cleanup

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Members of the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) expressed pride as DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) transformed the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) for new uses they helped chart beginning 25 years ago.

DOE Releases Final Request for Proposal for Portsmouth Infrastructure Support Services

News Release: Cincinnati - Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Final Request for Proposal for the Portsmouth Infrastructure Support Services (Port ISS) procurement. The primary objective of this contract is to perform infrastructure services at the Portsmouth Site. Infrastructure services at the Portsmouth...

Built in Secret, K-25 Site Would Serve Country for Decades