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News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) voted to include mining as a sector covered by its authority.

Energy Department Accelerates Energy and Water Efficiency Advancement at Federal Facilities via Performance Contracts

News Release: Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $5 million in funding for 11 federal agency projects to catalyze the adoption of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy technologies at facilities across the Federal Government. As the Nation’s largest single user of energy, the...

Walden, Guthrie, and Burgess Request Info on Efforts and Barriers to Alzheimer’s Disease Cures and Treatments

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Michael Burgess M.D. (R-TX) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Assistant Secretary...

Secretary Brouillette Leads US Delegation To Pay Respects To His Majesty Sultan Qaboos

Release: MUSCAT, OMAN – On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette led the U.S. delegation to Muscat, Oman to pay respects upon the death of His Majesty Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Sultan and Prime Minister of the Sultanate of Oman.

Atomic Pop Culture: LM Collaborates with Colorado Mesa University Public History Students

News Release: Students of public history at Colorado Mesa University (CMU) had the opportunity to delve into atomic pop culture. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM), they opened an exhibit at the Atomic Legacy Cabin in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Department of Energy Issues Final “Process Rule” Modernizing Procedures in the Consideration of Energy Conservation Standards

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final rule updating and streamlining aspects of the Department’s current rule making process under the Appliance Standards Program. DOE also issued a proposed rule that would clarify the procedures used to evaluate the economic justification of new or amended energy conservation standards.

Walden Remarks at Hearing on Cannabis Policies

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade."

Pallone and Doyle Request FCC and DHS Briefings on Efforts to Defend Against Iranian Cyberattacks

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent letters today to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requesting briefings on the agencies’ ...

Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Cannabis Policies for the New Decade

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade:"

Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Media Marketplace Diversity

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Lifting Voices: Legislation to Promote Media Marketplace Diversity:"

Walden Remarks at Hearing on Media Diversity

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “Lifting Voices: Legislation to Promote Media Marketplace Diversity."

Hanford Facility Gearing Up for Tank Waste Disposal Operations

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - In coming months, Hanford crews will build new access roads and install lighting, utilities, and support buildings to ready the site’s disposal facility for low-activity tank waste immobilized in glass and treated at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).

Team Effort Ensures Resumption of WIPP’s TRUPACT-III Shipments

News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently accepted its first large-box cask in six years, the culmination of a long process toward a major goal. The shipment came from the EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS).

Paducah Site Contractor Named One of America’s Safest Companies

News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - The environment health and safety magazine EHS Today has named EM’s prime infrastructure contractor at the Paducah Site as one of America’s Safest Companies.

Finance Major Hits Hole-In-One as SRS Project Controls Specialist

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - As a former college golfer and current project controls specialist, Patrick Cunning is navigating the course of costs and schedules for tank closure project teams at EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS).

Removing Building Slabs is Key to Transforming Oak Ridge Site

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - The skyline at Oak Ridge’s East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) continually changes as EM completes demolitions.

Bipartisan Committee Leaders Raise Concerns Over Increased Use of Stimulants Including Cocaine and Methamphetamine

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today regarding their concerns...

Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Legislation to Phase Down HFCs