News and reports from the Department of Energy.

DOE Announces First Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan in More than a Decade

There was activity on three bills related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 28.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 146 programs that support President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure Federal agencies deliver 40% of the overall benefits of climate, clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, clean water, and other investments to disadvantaged communities.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) urged members to vote no today on H.R. 4346, CHIPS-plus, which prioritizes massive government spending and corporate welfare over hardworking American families suffering under President Biden’s inflation crisis. Further, H.R. 4346 fails to remove the damaging regulatory and permitting barriers hampering innovation and American economic competitiveness.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a legislative hearing to examine and receive testimony on a number of energy related bills. Barrasso introduced three of the bills discussed at the hearing.

News Release: A bolt of lightning struck 18 miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado, on a hot, dry day in July 2020. The environment was primed for a wildfire to erupt and for weeks, one scorched through the state, fueled by winds up to 40 mph.

There are 11 releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 1.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House floor today during consideration of H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022...

News Release: The Office of Legacy Management (LM)’s Fernald Preserve in southwest Ohio was privileged to be selected as the field-testing day site for the National Conservation Foundation’s (NCF) annual Envirothon competition. On July 26, site employees supported the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts who were the field day organizers. The weeklong Envirothon competition was held at the nearby Miami University of Ohio.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been coordinating with Big Tech to censor Americans.

Carbon Ore Processing grant opened on July 29.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm is encouraging the international energy community to tackle the transition to clean energy and issued an invitation to join the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) in Pittsburgh on Sept. 21-23.

The US Energy Department published a three page rule on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Support Solar Energy Careers in Underserved Areas; New Digital Platform Will Make Reliable Solar Power More Accessible

There was activity on nine bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 27.