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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed rule to limit the nicotine levels in certain tobacco products...

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Orano and TerraPower Awarded GAIN Vouchers to Help Advance Nuclear Technologies
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative to Orano Federal Services (Charlotte, NC) and TerraPower (Bellevue, WA) to help advance their nuclear technologies. Both voucher recipients will gain access to the U.S. Department of Energy’s national lab complex.

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Granholm: Global forum intended 'to tackle the climate crisis and catalyze a global clean energy workforce'
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum, planned for Sept. 21-23 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Energy
E&C Announces Subcommittee Markup of Bipartisan, Bicameral Privacy Legislation & Seven Other Bills
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, June 23, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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E&C Announces Subcommittee Markup of Bipartisan, Bicameral Privacy Legislation & Seven Other Bills
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, June 23, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Energy
E&C Announces Medicare Advantage Oversight Hearing
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 28, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting America’s Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans."

Energy
DOE Awards New Contract for Probabilistic Performance Assessment (PPA) Modeling
DOE Awards New Contract for Probabilistic Performance Assessment (PPA) Modeling

Energy
McMorris Rodgers, McHenry, 129 House GOP Colleagues Demand SEC Rescind Climate Disclosure Proposal
McMorris Rodgers, McHenry, 129 House GOP Colleagues Demand SEC Rescind Climate Disclosure Proposal

Energy
Pallone on EPA Health Advisory on Dangers of PFAS in Drinking Water
Pallone on EPA Health Advisory on Dangers of PFAS in Drinking Water

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LM’s New Arizona Office Provides Better Support for Outreach in Navajo Nation
News Release: First established in 2016, the Office of Legacy Management (LM) Navajo Nation outreach office chose Window Rock because it’s home to the Navajo Nation government offices and various federal divisions. Working in this centralized location among other agencies has increased LM’s understanding of tribal community concerns and allows them to engage more effectively with the surrounding communities.

Energy
DOE Announces Battery Recycling Prize Phase III Winners
DOE Announces Battery Recycling Prize Phase III Winners

Energy
FERC Acts on First of Order No. 2222 Compliance Filings
FERC Acts on First of Order No. 2222 Compliance Filings
Energy
McCracken Bridge Dedication in Oak Ridge Honors Historic Career
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Hefty equipment passes over the Haul Road bridge in Oak Ridge. Its dark red metal stands out against the lush green East Tennessee hills.
Energy
Hanford Crews Qualified for Melter Heatup
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Four of five crews of operations staff, including Commissioning Technician Gwendy Watkins, pictured here, at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant are now fully qualified in their “watch stations" in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW ) Facility control room in preparation for...

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Join the Conversation: Follow the Office of Indian Energy on Social Media
News Release: There's a new way to get updates from the Office of Indian Energy. Join our community on social media for recent news, funding opportunities, events, resources, and more, relevant to Indian Country.

Energy
Construction Underway on 'Cocoon' for Seventh Hanford Reactor
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A massive steel structure is rising more than 120 feet above the semiarid landscape of southeastern Washington, with construction well underway on the protective enclosure - or cocoon - for the seventh of nine former plutonium production reactors on the Hanford Site.
Energy
DOE Announces Battery Recycling Prize Phase III Winners
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the four winners of Phase III of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize, a multiphase competition that incentivized American entrepreneurs to develop and demonstrate processes that, when scaled, have the potential to profitably capture 90% of all discarded or spent lithium-based batteries in the United States for eventual recovery and reintroduction of key materials into the U.S. supply chain.
Energy
Personnel Changes Underway With Nartker, Finelli Set to Leave EM
News Release: Several key personnel changes are taking place in the front office of EM headquarters as Chief of Staff Mike Nartker and Deputy Chief of Staff Allison Finelli leave the cleanup program in coming weeks for new roles.

Energy
White House on use of DPA: 'Today, President Biden is taking action'
The White House recently announced that it will use the Defense Production Act in order to expand the production of solar panel components

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Hanford Deploys Repair Robot for First Time
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently added the use of a first-of-its-kind robot on the Hanford Site, keeping workers safer while boosting efficiency.

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