By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS - EM’s Nevada Program has safely and successfully completed corrective actions and closed the last of 138 soil sites at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine U.S. interests in the Freely Associated States (FAS), which include the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. Relations between the U.S. and FAS began during World War II, when the United States ended Japanese occupation of the region.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - One of the Hanford Site ’s most critical risk-reduction efforts continues at the Plutonium Finishing Plant ’s (PFP) main processing facility.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Workers at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently shipped a large transformer to a recycling facility, bringing the site’s cost savings from recycling to more than $14,000 to date.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management sites at Canonsburg and Burrell, Pennsylvania, are part of the habitat restoration and enhancement components emphasized in LM’s Beneficial Reuse Management Plan.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - As Hanford prepares for tank waste treatment, the site collaborated with EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) for lessons on transitioning to waste treatment operations.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site are partnering to reduce radiological exposure, improve efficiency, and align with long-term DOE plutonium downblending goals at the site’s.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A two-year project to improve a publicly available website has brought more ease to government officials, stakeholders, and others in search of documents related to the Hanford Site cleanup.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM’s cleanup contractor at the Oak Ridge Site is helping develop the next generation of workers by leading or collaborating on numerous programs to ensure future cleanup is met with a capable, safety-conscious workforce.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Better Buildings Alliance (BBA) partner Gundersen Health System at their Sparta Clinic in Sparta, Wisconsin for impressive portfolio-wide energy efficiency advances. As part of its Envision Sustainability Program, Gundersen is pursuing energy efficiency...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Committee is adopting a bold new target in its fight against climate change - achieving a 100 percent clean...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL), and Subcommittee on Energy Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement on addressing climate change with innovative solutions that help both the environment and economy.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) marked a second major transportation milestone this summer after its drivers exceeded 15 million safe miles, equivalent to about 33 roundtrips to the moon, without serious accident or injury.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding HHS provide the Committee with a legally required report on the agency’s plan to care for unaccompanied children in their custody including children forcibly separated from their families due to the Trump Administration’s so-called zero tolerance policy.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: American small businesses received a near-$44 million boost from the Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. As part of last Monday’s announcement, small businesses are receiving Phase II Release 2 grants that demonstrate commercial feasibility for innovations during the second phase of their research. Phase II awards range from $975,000 to $1,150,000, with a duration of two years.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the EM Nevada EPS Contract to perform services to complete End States to achieve measurable results towards completion of the DOE-Office of Environmental Management mission at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) by accomplishing the maximum amount of environmental cleanup within the 10-year ordering period and at the best value to the U.S. taxpayer.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the proposed settlement of up to $700 million announced today from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and 50 states and territories over the massive Equifax data breach in 2017...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
Release: JERUSALEM, ISRAEL –Today, Secretary Perry and Minister Steinitz committed to further advancing the high level of strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel in energy.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and 50 U.S. states and territories announced a proposed settlement with Equifax of at least $575 million related to its 2017 data breach...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) went on the Guy Benson Show - on FOX News Radio - to discuss freedom vs. socialism, the American Dream, the cost of health care - including surprise medical bills, the President’s leadership on bringing down drug costs, and the humanitarian crisis at the border.
