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News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - A series of recent job fairs hosted by the EM Los Alamos Field Office cleanup contractor have resulted in 26 new employees supporting the mission to address environmental impacts from legacy operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL ).




EM Weighs in on Succession Planning, ‘Great Resignation’ in FEDTalk

News Release: An EM director joined other federal government representatives last week to focus on succession planning and the “great resignation" in the final installment of the 2022 FEDTalks Key Executive Leadership Programs Speaker Series held by the American University School of Public Affairs.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #2 on Dec. 8

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Announces $8 Million to Integrate Solar Energy Production with Farming

Release: Coast to Coast Agrivoltaic Research Projects Will Enhance Economic Opportunities for Farmers and Reduce Barriers to Solar Energy Adoption in Rural Communities


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Better Buildings Challenge partner City of Chattanooga, Tennessee for energy efficiency leadership across more than 200 of its municipal facilities. Chattanooga hosted DOE for a tour of its Moccasin Bend Environmental Campus to showcase its successful energy, water, and cost savings measures.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - El Departamento de Energía de EE. UU. (DOE) anunció hoy $8 millones de dólares en fondos para seis proyectos de investigación de energía solar en seis estados y el Distrito de Columbia que brindarán nuevas oportunidades económicas para los agricultores, las comunidades rurales y la industria...


News Release: Conducted annually each November, the Florida International University (FIU) induction ceremony is an exciting time for the Office of Legacy Management (LM), its partners, and most importantly, the students.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the deadline to apply to its Community Engagement on Consent-Based Siting Funding Opportunity Announcement.


EM, Intergovernmental Partners Focus on Next Generation of Cleanup Success

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The 21st Annual Intergovernmental Meeting with the U.S. Department of Energy on Nuclear Waste Cleanup last week brought together EM and six intergovernmental groups to discuss priorities and strategies to advance the cleanup mission.


Idaho Site Engineer Donates Time to Promote Scientific Concepts to Youth

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) technical staff at the Idaho National Laboratory Site are doing their part to pass the baton to the next generation of aspiring scientists and engineers by emphasizing the importance of science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) disciplines and promoting innovation and problem-solving with area students.


Notice of Establishment: High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Consortium discussed on Dec. 7 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Barrasso Demands Answers from DOE on $200 Million Grant to Company with Ties to China

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm demanding answers on DOE’s $200 million grant to Microvast, a lithium battery company that operates primarily out of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).



Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth discussed on Dec. 7 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the full text of the Building American Energy Security Act of 2022. He also urged his colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support amending the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to include this comprehensive, bipartisan permitting reform and complete the critical Mountain Valley Pipeline.


Manchin, Risch Applaud Committee Passage of Bipartisan International Nuclear Energy Act

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID) today applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of their bipartisan International Nuclear Energy Act, legislation to promote engagement with ally and partner nations to develop a civil nuclear export strategy and offset China and Russia’s growing influence on international nuclear energy development.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on the passage of the bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Steps to Electrify and Cut Emissions from Federal Buildings

Release: First-Ever Proposed Emissions Standard for New Federal Buildings is Projected to Save $8 Million Per Year in Costs and Decrease Long-Term Carbon Emissions