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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement renewing calls for permitting reform in order to unleash American innovation and chips.
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Combined Notice of Filings discussed on Feb. 24 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOE Awards Technical Support Services Contract for the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded a Task Order to Professional Project Services, Inc of Oak Ridge, Tennessee for the new Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC), to be performed at the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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ICYMI: Biden-Harris Administration’s Inaugural Offshore Wind Shot Summit Demonstrates Momentum Toward U.S. Deployment Goals

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, at the inaugural Floating Offshore Wind Shot™ Summit, the Departments of Energy, the Interior, Commerce, and Transportation convened federal, state, Tribal, labor, industry, and community leaders to discuss significant progress toward development of floating offshore wind in the United States.
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DOE Breaks Ground on Concentrating Solar Power Pilot Culminating $100 Million Research Effort

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) celebrated the groundbreaking of its Generation 3 concentrating solar-thermal pilot facility at Sandia National Laboratories. This demonstration is the culmination of a $100 million research effort to develop next-generation concentrating solar-thermal...
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Rodgers, Duncan Announce Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Markup of Nine Pieces of Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a subcommittee markup on nine pieces of legislation.
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $48 Million to Improve Reliability and Resiliency of America’s Power Grid

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $48 million in funding to support a new program focused on developing power grid technologies that improve control and protection of the domestic power grid. Modernizing the nation’s grid infrastructure with improved efficiency and...
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Manchin Applauds Cooperation to Bring Form Energy to West Virginia

News Release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the cooperation between West Virginia and Form Energy Inc., to site Form Energy’s first iron-air battery manufacturing plant in Weirton, West Virginia. The manufacturing plant, utilizing incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), will support 750 full-time jobs and help to bring new opportunity to West Virginia.
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $48 Million to Improve Reliability and Resiliency of America’s Power Grid

Release: Funded Projects will Develop New Technologies that Minimize Power Grid Failures and Outages, Streamline Cost-Efficient Grid Operations Across the Country
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Permitting Reform is the Best Way to Secure a Strong Domestic Chips Industry

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement renewing calls for permitting reform in order to unleash American innovation and chips.
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Energy Department discusses Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline on Feb. 24

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOE Releases Final Request for Proposal for New Hanford Site Occupational Medical Services Contract

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department released a Final Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new Hanford Site Occupational Medical Services contract to provide continued occupational medical services to federal and contractor employees at the Hanford Site, located near Richland, Washington. The new contract adds occupational medical services to employees at Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, supporting direct-feed low-activity waste operations.
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First Joint Cohort of Operator Apprentices Joins SRS

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Three Savannah River Site (SRS) contractors recently collaborated to welcome their first joint cohort of apprentices as part of the Nuclear Fundamentals Program, which will provide over 100 trained operators to the site upon its completion.
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Replacement-Melter Process at Hanford is a Heavy Lift

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and subcontractor Atkins are making progress in their preparations to provide replacement melters for the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW ) Program to treat tank waste at the Hanford Site.
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Rodgers, Smith: Biden Admin Doubles Down on Restricting Medicare Coverage for Seniors

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Medicare coverage for novel drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease will continue to be restricted by the Biden administration’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency announced this week, despite numerous bipartisan requests to reconsider. Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) issued the following statement condemning the announcement...
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New Security Police Officers Join West Valley’s Protective Force

News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM recently added two security police officers to its protective force at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) after the pair completed a seven-week security training course at DOE’s National Training Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $48 Million to Improve Reliability and Resiliency of America’s Power Grid

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $48 million in funding to support a new program focused on developing power grid technologies that improve control and protection of the domestic power grid. Modernizing the nation’s grid infrastructure with improved efficiency and...
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Rodgers, Johnson Announce Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Markup on Seven Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee markup on seven bills.
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Energy Department discusses Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Venice Extension Project on Feb. 24

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOE Opens Third Round of Applications for Remote and Island Communities Seeking Technical Assistance to Bolster Energy Resilience

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that applications are open for the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) through May 19 for remote and island communities seeking technical assistance to transform their energy systems and reduce their vulnerability to energy disruptions.
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