By DOE Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Brand USA Extension Act (H.R. 3851) and U.S. SAFE WEB Act (H.R. 4779) were favorably reported to the full House of Representatives by voice vote.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement on passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act during today’s full committee markup.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - DOE-Savannah River (DOE-SR) recently introduced a new user-friendly website with a simple design that delivers timely information about the missions of the Savannah River Site (SRS).
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ike White said at an event of the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus last week he was encouraged by progress he has seen at EM sites during his first months as head of the cleanup program, and his focus is on continuing successful execution of the EM mission.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - The workforce at EM’s Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project has earned Star status from DOE's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) for its occupational safety and health excellence at the Portsmouth Site.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Hanford Office of River Protection (ORP) recently completed several upgrades years in the making to support the underground waste tanks’ transformation to new digital automation systems.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM crews recently demolished a building used to repair heavily shielded railroad cask cars that carried nuclear materials from reactor buildings to chemical processing facilities during the Cold War era at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM recently reached a milestone at the Savannah River Site (SRS) by fully transitioning to low-cost solar-powered technology to clean up solvents in a closed basin and the groundwater beneath it.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today held a business meeting to report three nominations and 15 energy and lands-related measures to the full Senate, including legislation focused on offshore revenue sharing and the deferred maintenance backlog at the National Park Service.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - From a pool of more than 300 nominees, Ashley Ward, with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA), was recently selected for the Innovator of the Year Award at an event highlighting achievements by women in the information technology (IT) field.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with funding from the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office, works with dozens of small business across the United States to enable wind technology as a distributed energy...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) held its annual Secretary’s Honor Awards Ceremony at DOE Headquarters. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry hosted the event, recognizing the outstanding achievements of individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond in fulfilling DOE’s mission and serving the Nation.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a full committee markup considering 18 bills for advancement to the House of Representatives.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Construction is complete at the EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant ’s Analytical Laboratory, and work is now focused on installing scientific instruments and preparing the lab for commissioning. The instruments being set up will allow chemists to conduct a variety of...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Five Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai raising concerns about the shortened notice and filing window for spectrum license applications in the 2.5 GHz proceeding, which will prevent many tribes and...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (H.R. 1603 ) was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 47-1...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
Release: ARPA-E Funds 23 Projects to Accelerate the Energy Technology Design Process
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee markup of 18 bills...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement slamming Democrats for putting politics over pipeline safety.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL) applauded Committee passage of the “SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019" (H.R. ____), which was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 30-21...
