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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to enable the demolition of remaining structures at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site, located in Ventura County, CA. This action comes just weeks after Secretary Rick Perry was the first Secretary of Energy to visit the former nuclear research site.

Department of Energy Selects National Alliance for Water Innovation to Lead Energy-Water Desalination Hub

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the selection of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy-Water Desalination Hub (Hub) that will address water security issues in the United States.

Pallone and Doyle Applaud 3rd Circuit Decision Throwing Out Pai’s Media-Ownership Rules

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) released the following statement today after a ruling by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should have more closely considered the potential impact its 2017 media ownership rules would have on minority ownership...

DOE to Begin Demolition of Remaining Buildings at Energy Technology Engineering Center at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to enable the demolition of remaining structures at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site, located in Ventura County, CA. This action comes just weeks after Secretary Rick Perry was the first Secretary of Energy to visit the former nuclear research site.

Secretary Perry Announces Members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and Meeting

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the second installment of members of his Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB), as well as the details of the second meeting occurring on Oct. 2, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.

Bilateral Meeting with Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes and UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment H.E. Thani Alzeyoudi

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes, met with H.E. Thani Alzeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment. The two officials discussed UAE’s research and deployment efforts in renewable energy, desalination technology, and cooperation on clean energy, including nuclear energy and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS).

U.S. Department of Energy Invests $56 Million in Coal Technology Projects

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 32 winners for $56.5 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects for advanced coal technologies and research under six separate funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).

U.S. Department of Energy Invests $56 Million in Coal Technology Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 32 winners for $56.5 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects for advanced coal technologies and research under six separate funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).

Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Building 100 Percent Clean Economy in the Building Sector

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for the U.S. Building Sector." This is the third hearing in a series of climate change hearings aimed at achieving the Committee’s goal of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050...

Assistant Secretary Walker on Regulatory Reforms to Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - “The DOE applauds and supports FERC’s action today on proposed regulatory reforms. Given the changes in U.S. energy production capabilities, regulatory revisions have been long overdue. Today, the Commission is proposing much needed, commonsense reforms that better reflect today’s competitive wholesale markets and availability of plentiful, affordable energy supplies from a diversity of sources." - Assistant Secretary Bruce J. Walker, Office of Electricity.

Assistant Secretary Walker on Regulatory Reforms to Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act

Release: Washington, D.C. – “The DOE applauds and supports FERC’s action today on proposed regulatory reforms. Given the changes in U.S. energy production capabilities, regulatory revisions have been long overdue. Today, the Commission is proposing much needed, commonsense reforms that better reflect today’s competitive wholesale markets and availability of plentiful, affordable energy supplies from a diversity of sources.” – Assistant Secretary Bruce J. Walker, Office of Electricity.

Pallone Condemns Partisan Action by FERC to Gut PURPA

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its 2-1 party line vote today gutting Section 210 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA):

Walden Calls for Solutions for Border Crisis and Reaffirms Belief that Parents and Children Should Not Be Separated

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) calls for solutions for the nation’s border crisis and shares experience from firsthand visits to the border at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing. Walden also reaffirms he does not support children being separated from their parents at the border.

Walden Slams Partisan Bill “Done Out of the Speaker’s Office Behind Closed Doors”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) today slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s closely guarded, secretly negotiated bill that has yet to be shared with Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee, even as the committee has a markup of the bill scheduled for next Wednesday.

E&C Bipartisan Leaders Seek Information from States on Use of Federal Funds to Respond to Opioid Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters to 16 states today asking how the states are using federal funds to assist treatment and recovery efforts in response to the opioid crisis. The letters were signed by full Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full...

Schakowsky Opening Remarks at Hearing on Pharmaceutical Product Hopping

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing entitled “Protecting Consumers from Pharmaceutical Market Gaming Tactics:"

Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Traumatic Effects of Family Separation on Children

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Unaccompanied Children: The Ongoing Impacts of the Trump Administration’s Cruel Policies:"

E&C Bipartisan Leaders Seek Information from States on Use of Federal Funds to Respond to Opioid Crisis