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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “STELAR Review: Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Market:"


Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Marketplace”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “STELAR Review: Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Marketplace."


News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Some cleanup workers are available around the clock to respond in the event of an emergency at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project or surrounding communities.


Microorganisms, Vegetable Oil are Central to SRS Groundwater Cleanup

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM and the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) are relying on a low-cost strategy using microorganisms found in nature to safely remove chemicals from a narrow groundwater plume.


News Release: It may be hard to imagine America’s vast infrastructure as anything short of indestructible, but even steel has its breaking point. Natural disasters have the potential to damage infrastructure critical to the delivery of energy in ways otherwise impossible.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will contribute up to $2 million in available funding through a joint Call for Proposals to advance geothermal research and development through a new partnership with more than a dozen European countries.


Murkowski Commends Commitment to Alaska LNG Project

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) announced a funding agreement to help complete the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) permitting process for the Alaska LNG project.


Pallone on DOT Secretary Chao’s Pipeline Safety Proposal

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao released her legislative proposal to reauthorize the Department’s pipeline safety programs...


ClearPath VII: Sizing up a Seismic Zone

News Release: It may be hard to imagine America’s vast infrastructure as anything short of indestructible, but even steel has its breaking point. Natural disasters have the potential to damage infrastructure critical to the delivery of energy in ways otherwise impossible.


Department of Energy Announces Plans for Quantum Information Science Centers

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans by its Office of Science to establish new multidisciplinary research centers to support advanced research in the emerging field of quantum information science (QIS).


DOE Releases New Study Highlighting the Untapped Potential of Geothermal Energy in the United States

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released a groundbreaking analysis detailing how the United States can benefit from the vast potential of geothermal energy.


Assistant Secretary Evans Reflects on Her WVU Commencement Address

News Release: It was one of the great thrills of my life to return to my alma mater, May 11, to give the commencement address to graduates of West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics. I’m a West Virginian at heart, still live in the state, and both my husband and children attended...


DOE Releases New Study Highlighting the Untapped Potential of Geothermal Energy in the United States

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released a groundbreaking analysis detailing how the United States can benefit from the vast potential of geothermal energy.


Assistant Secretary Evans Reflects on Her WVU Commencement Address

News Release: It was one of the great thrills of my life to return to my alma mater, May 11, to give the commencement address to graduates of West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics. I’m a West Virginian at heart, still live in the state, and both my husband and children attended...


U.S. Joins International Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Women's Leadership Effort

Release: VANCOUVER, CANADA – U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary Mark W. Menezes is attending the Clean Energy Ministerial CEM10/MI-4, and celebrating the United States as signatory to the International Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Technology Collaboration Program under the International Energy Agency (IEA).


U.S., Canada, Japan, Netherlands, and European Commission Launch New Hydrogen Initiative Under The Clean Energy Ministerial

News Release: VANCOUVER, B.C. - At the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM10) meeting today, a new international hydrogen partnership was announced under the leadership of the United States, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and the European Commission with participation of several other CEM member countries. The International...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) advanced its commitment to promoting clean energy, job creation, and economic growth by approving additional exports of domestically produced natural gas from the Freeport LNG Terminal located on Quintana Island, Texas. The announcement was...


Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: 10 Questions for Rodrigo (Rod) Rimando

News Release: May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! To celebrate, we’re highlighting a few of the people at the Energy Department who are helping to change the world.


U.S., Canada, Japan, Netherlands, and European Commission Launch New Hydrogen Initiative Under The Clean Energy Ministerial

Release: VANCOUVER, B.C. – At the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM10) meeting today, a new international hydrogen partnership was announced under the leadership of the United States, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and the European Commission with participation of several other CEM member countries. The International ...


Department of Energy Authorizes Additional LNG Exports from Freeport LNG

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) advanced its commitment to promoting clean energy, job creation, and economic growth by approving additional exports of domestically produced natural gas from the Freeport LNG Terminal located on Quintana Island, Texas. The announcement was ...