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Johns: 'Tribes will ... play a key role' in meeting U.S. climate goals

Tribal leaders from around the country are gathering in Washington, D.C. tomorrow and Wednesday to meet with senior members of the Department of Energy to discuss clean-energy opportunities for Native communities.


Granholm: 'We can help cancer patients everywhere strike back and beat this disease'

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm spoke at the IAEA Ministerial's Rays of Hope event in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 27.


ONE: Clean-hydrogen grants 'the funding opportunity you’ve all been waiting for'

The creation of a national network of clean-hydrogen hubs has gotten a $7 billion boost from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the form of grant funding, one of the largest investments in the Department of Energy's history.


Granholm: First Global Clean Energy Action Forum brought together 'thousands of leaders from industry and advocacy'

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm hosted the inaugural Global Clean Energy Action Forum closing ceremony Sept. 23.


Granholm on DOE awards: 'DOE’s investments will drive the innovation necessary to build out a clean energy economy'

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $24 million to 10 research teams focused on developing next-generation concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technologies, according to a release published Tuesday.


Buttigieg: DOT, FLOW partnership is an 'initiative to share information and help move goods more quickly and cheaply'

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Port Envoy General Stephen Lyons hosted a convening of Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) partners to advance the initiative's development and welcome new members.


Phillips: 'Cargoes paid for by American taxpayers belong on American ships'

During testimony before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration Administrator Ann Phillips announced two efforts meant to support federal compliance with cargo preference requirements.


Granholm: Extreme weather events 'impact data centers which connect critical computing and network infrastructure'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the release of $42 million to further the development of high-performance cooling systems for data centers.



Castillo: Display tells FUSRAP's 'history and significance in ... communities across the nation'

An interactive, interpretive exhibit sharing the nation's history with atomic-weapons manufacturing and clean-up efforts of contaminated sites was unveiled earlier this month.


Fernandez: Funds support DOT 'commitment to supporting the use of technology that improves safety for transit riders and workers"

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced the release of $6.5 million for research funding for innovative transit bus automation demonstration projects aimed at improving safety and efficiency.


Buttigieg: 'This announcement means more good jobs for people across the country'

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced the awarding of $1.66 billion to transit agencies, territories and states across the United States for investing in 150 bus fleets and facilities.



Olson: Graduates prove 'they want to be an important part' of SRS team

Thirty-six students have graduated from a federal training program and now are certified for certain nuclear operator positions at a former weapons-manufacturing site in South Carolina.


Buttigieg: 'Airline passengers deserve to know the full, true cost of their flights before they buy a ticket'

U.S. President Joe Biden proposed a new rule focusing on creating more transparency in the air travel industry during a White House Competition Council meeting.


Granholm: 'The United States has a vast, geothermal energy resource lying right beneath our feet'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a new department goal to cut the cost of enhanced geothermal systems by 90% to $45 per megawatt hour.


Buttigieg: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge 'will lead to cleaner skies, continued economic growth and good-paying jobs'

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Annie Petsonk joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in unveiling the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge Roadmap.


Killoy: DOE safety awards 'reflect what we stand for at WRPS'

An environmental consultant firm contracted to help remediate a former nuclear-weapons production facility in Washington state has recently won a top safety award for creating a system to make trench-digging safer.


Texas Gov. Abbott: 'Cartels are terrorists, and it’s time we treated them that way'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issues an executive order officially designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations


Hoff: 'This case demonstrates the inherently dangerous nature of drug-dealing in our society'

Daniel Lee Burmeister, 37, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced to seven years and five months in prison for drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms.


Gillespie: Local food purchase program will 'support local farmers and other Arkansas-based food producers'

U.s. Department of Agriculture announced the signing of a cooperative agreement with the state of Arkansas under the Local Food Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.


Granholm: 'We must slash carbon pollution from the industrial sector' for health of the planet

The U.S. Department of Energy launched the Industrial Heat Shot initiative, aimed at cutting industrial heat emissions by approximately 85% by 2035.