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News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Walt Joseph, one of the few original Savannah River Site (SRS) employees from the early 1950s, continues to preserve the site’s heritage years into his retirement.

Technology Improves Response During Hanford Emergency Exercise

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) has tested a new technology during an emergency exercise that would quickly communicate the results of air samples during a potential hazardous material release at the Hanford Site.

Local Students Measure Health of Savannah River by its Biodiversity

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Local students trade classrooms for the trees and waterways of the Savannah River Site (SRS) by participating in several science experiments focused on environmental stewardship.

Hanford Sets Key Vessels for Effluent Management Facility

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews at EM’s Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant recently set two massive processing vessels, each standing 40 feet tall and weighing 160 tons. The vessels were set inside the Effluent Management Facility, key to EM’s Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste program. During the...

EM Leads DOE's Food Drive to Help People in Critical Summer Months

News Release: EM is leading DOE’s effort to collect and donate food to people in need this summer through a drive held by federal employees across the U.S...

Pallone & Walden on Short-Term Extension of Substance Use and Mental Health Demonstration Program

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) released a statement today after Congress passed a short-term extension of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration program through Sept. 13, 2019...

Walden & Pallone on Short-Term Extension of Substance Use and Mental Health Demonstration Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a statement today after Congress passed a short-term extension of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration program through Sept. 13, 2019...

Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request FDA Briefing on Threat to U.S. Heparin Supply

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Dr. Norman E. “Ned" Sharpless requesting briefings on the potential threat to the U.S. supply of heparin, the only anticoagulant drug used for open-heart surgeries and kidney dialysis.

Pallone Requests CDC Briefing on Shuttered Climate Change and Public Health Program

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert R. Redfield, M.D., today requesting a briefing following reports that the agency is reorganizing its environmental health division in ways that could diminish the effectiveness of critical public health programs, including the Climate and Health Program.

Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request FDA Briefing on Threat to U.S. Heparin Supply

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Dr. Norman E. "Ned" Sharpless requesting briefings on the potential threat to the U.S. supply of heparin, the only anticoagulant drug used for open-heart surgeries and kidney dialysis.

Department of Energy Names Final Winners in Onshore Manufacturing Prize Competition

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced two winners for the final prize of the American Inventions Made Onshore (AIM Onshore) Prize Competition, which opened in 2018 as part of a DOE initiative to close the gap between American innovators who develop new energy technologies and domestic manufacturers who produce them.

Department of Energy Announces $50 Million for Commercial Truck, Off-road Vehicle, and Gaseous Fuels Research

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $50 million for new and innovative research of technologies for trucks, off-road vehicles, and the fuels that power them. Funded through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), these...

Department of Energy Announces $14 Million for Fusion Energy Sciences Research

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $14 million in funding for 10 university-led research projects using the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. A major goal of the research is to develop methods of sustaining steady-state or continuous operation of fusion reactors, an essential step toward eventually making nuclear fusion a practical energy source.

Department of Energy Announces $50 Million for Commercial Truck, Off-road Vehicle, and Gaseous Fuels Research

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $50 million for new and innovative research of technologies for trucks, off-road vehicles, and the fuels that power them. Funded through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), these ...

Pallone on EPA’s Refusal to Heed Concerns Raised by Agency’s Science Advisors

By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2019

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s announcement that EPA will not complete a second draft of its study for the national particulate matter standard, or reconstitute the disbanded subpanel on particulate pollution, despite concerns raised by the Agency’s own independent scientific advisors...

Secretary Perry Congratulates Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump announced the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.

Committee Focuses on Links Between Energy Innovation, Economic Growth, and Competitiveness

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine the importance of energy innovation to economic growth and our country’s long-term competitiveness.

Walden & Pallone Urge Senate to Act on Substance Use and Mental Health Demonstration Program Before August Recess

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a joint statement today urging the Senate to act to extend the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration program before adjourning for the August Recess...

E&C Republican Leader Greg Walden’s Statement on Rep. Pete Olson’s Retirement

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement on the retirement of Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX). Rep. Olson serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is a member of the Communications and Technology and the Energy subcommittees.

Pallone Opening Remarks at Member Day Hearing