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News Release: Something’s happening in Huslia. In a time when the populations of other Native villages are dwindling, this mushing mecca nestled deep in Alaska’s Interior is fueling its growing local economy.

EERE Program Information Center Launches Application Submissions Pilot

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EERE) will launch a new website to replace eXCHANGE for funding opportunity announcements and application submission. We are looking for volunteers to pilot the new process. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2021, organizations...

E&C Leaders Blast Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Car Standards

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement today in response to the Environmental Protection Agency...

E&C GOP Leaders’ Statement on EPA, NHTSA SAFE Vehicles Rule

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a statement after the release...

Legacy Management Support Achieves Highest Level of Recognition for Safety Program

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management Support (LMS) contractor has met the requirements for outstanding safety and health programs.

Department of Energy to Provide $22 Million for Research on Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide up to $22 million for research aimed at achieving breakthroughs in the effort to capture carbon dioxide directly from ambient air.

Department of Energy to Provide $22 Million for Research on Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air

Release: Projects Will Range from Basic Research through Testing of Prototypes

Committee Leaders Call on NRC to Defer Fee Payments During Coronavirus Outbreak

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) joined U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tom Carper (D-DE) to send a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Kristine Svinicki asking the agency use its authority to temporarily defer the collection of fees and charges from NRC licensees.

Department of Energy Releases Request for Information on Potential Funding for Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings in Connected Communities

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on a potential funding opportunity to demonstrate and evaluate the capacity of energy-efficient buildings to interact with one another and the grid to provide greater degrees of demand flexibility at scale. The Notice of Intent for the “Connected Communities" funding opportunity was announced in early February.

Department of Energy Announces Up To $15 Million for Tribes to Deploy Energy Technology

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $15 million in new funding to deploy energy technology on tribal lands. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will support Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations...

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE CARES ACT

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package to provide financial and emergency relief to the U.S. economy and the American people amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to ...

Pallone on House Passage of Third Coronavirus Pandemic Response Legislation

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the third major legislation passed by Congress to respond to the coronavirus pandemic...

Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Call for Additional Action to Ensure Cost is Not a Barrier for COVID-19 Treatment

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate HELP Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint statement today...

Walden Statement on House Passage of CARES Act

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after joining his House colleagues to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to bring much-needed relief to American workers, businesses, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Murkowski, Sullivan: Ambler Access Project Could Help Close the Gap on America’s Mineral Security

News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road project.

Department of Energy Announces Up To $15 Million for Tribes to Deploy Energy Technology

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $15 million in new funding to deploy energy technology on tribal lands. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will support Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, ...

Walden Floor Statement on CARES Act