By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced $100 million in funding for 10 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a twenty-first-century energy economy and strengthen U.S. economic leadership and energy security.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2, the Democrats’ partisan infrastructure package.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, Ranking Members Greg Walden (R-OR) and Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-LA) to set the record straight in response to the release of Senate Democrats’ report blaming the Trump Administration for America’s nursing home crisis in clear ignorance of the facts...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) taking effect today.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today wrote to request information from ten companies and one trade association about their practices and prices for diagnostic and serological tests for COVID-19. The request comes after the Committee conducted an initial examination that...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the Full Committee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, July 8, at 11 a.m. (EDT) on the growing health, environmental and accessibility needs of tribal communities across the country. The hearing is entitled, “Addressing the Urgent Needs of Our Tribal Communities."
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today released the second pillar of the Second Wave Preparedness Project with recommendations officials should consider in order to better prepare to produce and distribute a vaccine and new therapies for COVID-19.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 233-188...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, Hanford Site groundwater treatment continued largely uninterrupted and remains on track to meet EM’s goal of treating at least 2.2 billion gallons of contaminated groundwater in fiscal 2020.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: When a disaster strikes, there’s never time to waste. With so much at stake, responders from the private sector, state governments, and federal support must be prepared to spring into their lanes of action to face the challenges each is best equipped to address.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a $20 million funding opportunity to develop technology innovations that strengthen America’s water infrastructure and enable advanced water resource recovery systems that have the potential to be net energy positive.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Work crews at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) are mobilizing for demolition of 10 buildings at the former nuclear and liquid metals research site in Southern California.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The EM has awarded a two-year grant extension to an intergovernmental groundwater testing program carried out by Nye County that works to ensure the safety of publicly accessible water.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Watch an animated timeline to learn more about the history of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management's Tuba City, Arizona, Disposal Site, located on the western edge of the Navajo Nation and near the Hopi Reservation.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Workers have completed deactivating Building K-1600, a former test and demonstration facility for uranium enrichment centrifuges at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), and now it is ready for demolition.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS - EM’s cleanup contractor for the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. (Navarro), has earned 96 percent of the available fee for its most recent contract evaluation period, according to recently released information.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM recently awarded Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR $10.4 million for its performance from October 2019 through March 2020, amounting to 94 percent of the available fee for the period.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: During a Facebook Live event earlier today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Daniel R Simmons announced the launch of the Innovations in Advanced Manufacturing for Hydropower (I AM Hydro) Prize, a new competition designed to lower costs...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Heath Subcommittee hearing on “High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation to Improve Mental Health During Crisis:"
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.‘s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act...
