By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Workers recently demolished the former Main Plant Office Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) site, bringing EM’s total number of structures removed in the cleanup there to 66.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Energy and Commerce Republicans hosted an Energy and Environment Innovation Showcase featuring companies, educational institutions, and other organizations that exemplify the importance of innovation to address climate change, generate cleaner energy, and create stronger energy security.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM contractor employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) this year donated more than 20,000 toys and 600 bikes to the Toys for Tots campaign, and gave 730 area children in need toys and clothing.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Change doesn’t happen on its own. It’s led by dedicated and passionate people who are championing innovative solutions to tribal energy challenges. Indian Energy Champions is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy blog series spotlighting innovators in Indian energy.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) applauded the passage by voice vote in the House of Representatives of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4998), their bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
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) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4227, the Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services (MAPS) Act, and H.R. 4229, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (Broadband DATA) Act, by voice vote...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on bipartisan bills to improve broadband mapping that passed the House today.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette has issued the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) second Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The Phase I Release 2 FOA, with approximately $40 million in available funding, will provide funding for innovations that address multiple research and development programs throughout DOE...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: With the first year of the 116th Congress coming to a close, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) highlighted the Subcommittee’s work to combat the climate crisis, protect Americans from toxic substances, protect clean air and water, and more. In total, the Subcommittee held 16 hearings, one markup and passed 15 bills.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed, by voice vote, three bills that were voted out of the Subcommittee and Committee earlier this year...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) applauded the passage by voice vote in the House of Representatives of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4998), their bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: With the first year of the 116th Congress coming to an end, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) commended the Energy Subcommittee for its work to advance energy efficiency, invest in a diverse clean energy workforce, transition the U.S. to a clean energy economy and improve public safety and security. In total, the Energy Subcommittee held 10 hearings, two markups and passed 11 bills.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai concerning the troubling lack of transparency, and an apparent lack of appropriate process, leading up to the FCC’s approval of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Last Saturday, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, ...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
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 on bipartisan consumer protection bills that passed the House today.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2019
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded the Central Plateau Cleanup Contract that will provide a variety of services at the Hanford Site, to Central Plateau Cleanup Company LLC located in Aiken, SC. The Central Plateau Cleanup Company LLC members are AECOM Management Services, Inc.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2019
News Release: Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Judiciary Committee Republican Leader Doug Collins (R-GA) slammed Speaker Pelosi for politicizing the drug pricing debate in Congress and not supporting bipartisan solutions to lower drug costs for Americans without limiting access to cures.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2019
News Release: Veterans and Rural Communities to Benefit from Bipartisan Legislation
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement applauding the confirmation of Dr. Stephen M. Hahn to serve as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner...
