By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (Forest Service) announced the release of its draft Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Colonie, New York - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) marked a major milestone on Oct. 15, 2019, when the 100th legacy site was added to its program. The transfer of the Colonie, New York, Site to LM reflects the sustained progress by DOE in managing the responsibilities associated with the legacy of World War II and the Cold War.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - For employees of the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) at DOE's Idaho National Laboratory Site, the anticipated completion of the facility’s transuranic (TRU) waste debris treatment mission this fall is bittersweet.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Elected officials, DOE personnel, and others recognized the efforts of employees of the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) last week during an event to mark the upcoming completion of the facility’s transuranic waste debris treatment mission at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The ultimate closure of the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) will involve a coordinated effort among the state of Idaho, EM, the DOE Idaho Operations Office, and cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) ask committee majority for a follow-up hearing on maternal mortality and morbidity. This is a serious public health issue that has seen an increase in deaths over the years and disproportionately impacts minorities.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) are calling for another hearing on the Partisan Pelosi plan before the Speaker’s bill is rushed through the Energy and Commerce Committee.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full Committee markup on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected seven Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative) conceptual designs to receive $7 million and proceed with preliminary front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) studies. These designs have been selected from 13 conceptual design studies that were completed by 11 different recipients as part of the first phase of the effort.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) released a joint statement today on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) initial analysis of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. The CBO estimates a savings from Title I of the bill to Medicare of $345 billion between 2023-2029...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) are pressing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and top opioid distributors for an update on recommendations of the report, Red Flags and Warning Signs Ignored: Opioid Distribution and Enforcement Concerns in West Virginia.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly-proposed lead and copper rule, which is meant to provide the first update in three decades to the federal government’s lead and copper water standards...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
Release: WASINGTON, D.C. – This past week, Secretary Perry visited the Baltic region with stops in Lithuania and Latvia to engage with both government officials and private sector stakeholders on regional energy security issues.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) applauded the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision ordering the Department of Energy (DOE) to publish four Obama-era energy efficiency rules, which the Trump DOE has refused to finalize...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement slamming the rushed Congressional Budget Office (CBO) partial score for the partisan Pelosi plan.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
Release: I want to offer the Department’s congratulations to the 2019 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, especially Stanley Whittingham and John Goodenough – who we’ve been privileged to support for much of their distinguished careers. Their work in batteries and energy storage will have a lasting effect on all of ...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a study today showing taxpayers are footing the bill for millions in administrative costs for harmful work requirements with little oversight from the Trump Administration.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
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 Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement applauding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed ruled to reduce lead in the nation’s drinking water.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: In recognition of October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) is highlighting some of its cybersecurity initiatives, including its collegiate cyber defense competition, CyberForce, whose fifth installation will be held next month at National Laboratories across the Nation.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: In recognition of October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) is highlighting some of its cybersecurity initiatives, including its collegiate cyber defense competition, CyberForce, whose fifth installation will be held next month at National Laboratories across the Nation.
