By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) calls out the wide gap between rhetoric and reality when it comes to Democrats’ climate proposals at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Pathways to Net Zero Industrial Emissions." Walden again asks Democrats to come to the table to pass realistic bipartisan bills that can both help the environment and be voted on right now.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that it is revoking California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards, affecting the 13 other states and the District of Columbia that have adopted the stricter standards...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement in anticipation of the Administration’s fuel economy announcement...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment & Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Pathways to Net Zero Industrial Emissions." This is the second hearing in a series of climate change hearings aimed at achieving the Committee’s goal of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 10:30 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable: Legislation to Negotiate a Better Deal for Americans."
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), along with NOAA, announced a $3 million prize competition to generate innovation in marine energy-powered ocean observing platforms. The Powering the Blue Economy™ Ocean Observing Prize (ttps://americanmadechallenges.org/oceanobserving/) will draw upon American innovators to accelerate technology development through a series of contests to demonstrate marine renewable energy-powered ocean observing platforms.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday sent a letter requesting that the Department of Energy monitor the potential impacts of the International Maritime Organization’s new sulfur standards for marine fuels. The so-called “IMO 2020" standards are set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Continuing Resolution just introduced to fund the federal government beyond the end of the 2019 Fiscal Year includes a provision he fought to have included that will increase enrollment numbers for the 9/11 World Trade Center...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: On Sept. 24, 2019 at Solar Power International (SPI), in Salt Lake City, Utah, Daniel R Simmons, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy will speak at the General Session at 8:00 a.m. in Ballroom 355, followed by the American-Made...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine the sourcing and use of minerals needed for clean energy technologies.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A panel of DOE federal and contractor leaders discussed the future of the Savannah River Site (SRS) at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: As the height of hurricane season in the Atlantic, September is the perfect time to dust off your preparedness kit and brush up your family’s disaster plans. No matter where they live, from the Eastern Seaboard to Tornado Alley, Americans all across the nation are assessing their readiness during National Preparedness Month, recognized each September and promoted by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: As the height of hurricane season in the Atlantic, September is the perfect time to dust off your preparedness kit and brush up your family’s disaster plans. No matter where they live, from the Eastern Seaboard to Tornado Alley, Americans all across the nation are assessing their readiness during National Preparedness Month, recognized each September and promoted by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Managers leading cleanup at EM’s largest sites discussed accomplishments, the changing contracting landscape, and the importance of community engagement during a roundtable session at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - DOE is maximizing its opportunities for progress in environmental cleanup, Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar told an audience at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop in remarks congratulating EM on its 30-year anniversary.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust (POET) as Network Director for the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) Program, to ensure it runs effectively and efficiently. The three-year program supports testing...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Leaders and key stakeholders integral to the cleanup program over the past three decades looked back at key moments and lessons learned as EM recognized its 30-year anniversary at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today delivered the following remarks about this weekend’s drone attacks on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - EM federal and contractor leaders from several sites highlighted major successes in the cleanup program during a panel session at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Hanford Site Manager Brian Vance led a panel discussion about Hanford’s past, present, and future with leaders from the site’s major cleanup contractors during this year’s National Cleanup Workshop.
