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U.S. Department of Energy Signs Memorandum of Understanding with India for Solar Decathlon India Competition in 2021

Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide collaboration and support to India in the establishment of Solar Decathlon India in 2021.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- E&C GOP Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) went on “Bill Hemmer Reports" to share updates on the coronavirus and recommendations to mitigate the spread of the virus.


News Release: Washington, DC - This morning, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) joined New Day on CNN to discuss the latest developments with coronavirus.


News Release: The U.S. Senate today voted, 90-4, to officially begin debate on the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA). Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) and the sponsor of the bill, spoke shortly after the vote today.


Pallone Blasts EPA’s Update to Transparency Rule

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an update to the Agency’s Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science proposed rule...


Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for New Research on Fusion Energy

Release: Research Will Include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Approaches as well as Fundamental Theory & Simulation


Walden: “We’re in this together and your government is with you.”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) reacted to the emergency supplemental funding package for the coronavirus.


Bicameral Lawmakers Applaud GAO Report on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Efficiency, But Work Remains

News Release: Washington, DC - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates the commercial nuclear industry-helping to ensure safe use of nuclear power and other radiological materials.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America’s Plastic Waste Crisis."


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) had the following prepared remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America’s Plastic Waste Crisis:"


Walden Pushes for Consumer Education at E&C Subcommittee Hearing on Fake Products

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivers opening remarks at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Buyer Beware: Fake and Unsafe Products on Online Marketplaces."


Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Counterfeit Goods Online

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on “Buyer Beware: Fake and Unsafe Products on Online Marketplaces:"


Cleanup Success Drives Record Number of Freight at Hanford

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A record amount of freight was processed through the Hanford Site central warehouse in the last fiscal year, a key indicator of the increase in cleanup momentum across the site.


Murkowski: DOE Request Hits on Minerals, Misses on Innovation

News Release: Committee Also Reports FERC Nominee to Full Senate


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Several employees with Bechtel National, Inc., the EM Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contractor, volunteered for the “Introduce a Girl to Engineering" event at the Richland Public Library in Washington during the recent Engineers Week. More than 100 students participated...


Hanford Crew Operates Hoist in Mark of Progress for Tank Waste Treatment

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A startup crew recently operated a hoist that will be used to lift containers of waste turned into glass weighing about 7 tons each for the first time since opening an annex to the Hanford Site ’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility last summer.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Growing up in Kentucky’s capital of Frankfort, Tyler Hicks knew a lot of state employees.


Idaho Site Shares Expertise With Canadian Cleanup Program Visitors

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM and cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho recently discussed lessons learned and other expertise on nuclear safety and regulatory strategies with representatives of Canada’s cleanup program during their visit to DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.


Oak Ridge Opens K-25 History Center to Preserve Site’s Rich History

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Hundreds of community members and former workers weathered subfreezing temperatures Feb. 27 to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new K-25 History Center.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) issued the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report stating that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is refusing to share documents and information related to EPA’s enforcement program...