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E&C Republicans: Biden Must Answer for Inflation, Energy, Border, Fentanyl, and Supply Chain Crises

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans delivered the following opening remarks during a markup of 18 Republican-led “Resolutions of Inquiry" that would require the administration to provide certain documentation for oversight of the Biden administration’s handling of crises such as surging inflation, rising energy costs, empty store shelves, chaos at the border, and record-high fentanyl poisonings and deaths.

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How politicians on Energy and Natural Resources Committee dealt with bills on Sept. 21

There was activity on three bills related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 21.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic $7 Billion Funding Opportunity to Jump-Start America's Clean Hydrogen Economy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today opened applications for the $7 billion program to create regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across the country, which will form a critical arm of America's future clean energy economy. As part of a larger $8 billion hydrogen hub program funded...

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Alliance Pipeline, L.P.; Notice Suspending Environmental Review Schedule of the Proposed Three Rivers Interconnection Project discussed on Sept. 21 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Tribes Map Their Energy Futures with Strategic Energy Planning

News Release: Strategic energy planning is a collaborative visioning exercise in which tribal communities identify their energy resources, explore their options, and map out a path to the energy future they envision for themselves.

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Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Leaders Honor the Late Congresswoman Walorski with Maternal and Child Home Visiting Legislation

News Release: House Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee leaders introduced legislation to honor the late Congresswoman Walorski by reauthorizing the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. The bill increases funding for services that aid new parents and their children...

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Bills addressed by Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 20

There was activity on seven bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 20.

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DOE-NETL grant application closes on Nov. 28

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Storage, Validation and Testing (Section 40305): Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE): Phases III, III.5, and IV grant opened on Sept. 21.

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Department of Energy Announces Pledges from 21 Organizations to Increase the Energy Efficiency of Semiconductors and Bolster American Manufacturing

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a commitment from over 20 companies and organizations to increase the energy efficiency of semiconductors by a factor of 1,000 over the next two decades. The Energy Efficiency Scaling for 2 Decades (EES2) national initiative aims to get the semiconductor...

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DOE and DOT Announce Gabe Klein to Lead Joint Office of Energy and Transportation

Release: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation is Working with States and Localities to Enable Clean, Affordable Mobility Options for Everyone

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New notice from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to be published on Sept. 22

There are five releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 22.

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DOE Announces $16 Million to Support Consent-Based Siting for Spent Nuclear Fuel

Release: Funding Will Support Communities Interested in Learning About Interim Storage

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Moreno: 'The Biden-Harris administration is working to achieve energy justice across the country'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the launch of an equity-focused prize competition to accelerate decarbonization and support community-driven clean energy programs and initiatives.