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News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Improving processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste are vital to the Hanford Site cleanup mission.
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Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on The Confirmation of Shalanda Baker

Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on The Confirmation of Shalanda Baker
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'Leading by example': DOE to spend $38 million to decarbonize 4 national laboratories

The U.S. Department of Energy's announcement last month that it will spend $38 million to decarbonize four of its 17 national laboratories is the agency "leading by example" to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, DOE Secretary, Jennifer M. Granholm, said in a May 25 news release.
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EM Appoints Five, Reappoints Two to Paducah Citizens Advisory Board

News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - EM has appointed five new members to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Citizens Advisory Board (CAB).
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Hydraulic Shearing Key to Waste Retrieval at Los Alamos

News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) recently installed a hydraulic shear system, a major step toward remediating transuranic (TRU) waste contained in large, corrugated metal pipes buried underground at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL ) since 1986.
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Chairs Pallone, Scott Urge FTC to Prevent Online Price Gouging of Baby Formula

News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) sent a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address online marketplaces-including Facebook, eBay, and Amazon-that fail to protect consumers from the fraudulent and deceptive sale of infant formula.
Energy

New STEM Centers Funded by Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Contractor Enlighten Students, Teachers Alike

News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - EM Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP ) management and operations contractor Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) is playing an important part in helping southeastern New Mexico students develop a lifelong interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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Pallone and Schakowsky Announce Legislative Hearing on Bipartisan, Bicameral Data Privacy Legislation

Pallone and Schakowsky Announce Legislative Hearing on Bipartisan, Bicameral Data Privacy Legislation
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E&C Announces Subcommittee Markup of Communications and Technology Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a markup on Wednesday, June 15, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Energy

E&C Republican Leaders Demand Answers from Sec. Granholm on America’s Strategic Energy Reserves

E&C Republican Leaders Demand Answers from Sec. Granholm on America’s Strategic Energy Reserves
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set to publish a new notice on June 15

There is one release scheduled to be published on June 15.
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DOE to Support Clean Energy Transition in 12 Remote and Island Communities

DOE to Support Clean Energy Transition in 12 Remote and Island Communities
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DOE to Support Clean Energy Transition in 12 Remote and Island Communities

DOE to Support Clean Energy Transition in 12 Remote and Island Communities
Energy

Fernald Preserve Site Staff Honored by Ragan Communications for “Aha Nature Moments” Video Series

Fernald Preserve Site Staff Honored by Ragan Communications for “Aha Nature Moments” Video Series
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Leader Rodgers Criticizes Biden’s Expensive Energy Policies

Leader Rodgers Criticizes Biden’s Expensive Energy Policies
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Pallone & Rush Applaud Biden Administration Proposal on Efficiency Standards for Home Furnaces

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed new energy-efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas pollution and save consumers billions of dollars annually on their energy bills...
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DOE Partners With Carnegie Mellon University to Launch The 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum

Release: DOE, in Collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, to Host the World’s Premier International Clean Energy Event Bringing Together Ministers and Other Energy Leaders to Accelerate Global Clean Energy Deployment and Innovation
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Fernald Preserve Site Staff Honored by Ragan Communications for “Aha Nature Moments” Video Series

News Release: When the COVID-19 pandemic threw the world for a loop starting in early 2020, the interpretive center’s staff at Fernald Preserve Site, Ohio, had to adapt quickly to overcome the challenge of social distancing and Visitor Center closures.
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DOE to Support Clean Energy Transition in 12 Remote and Island Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will work with 12 competitively selected remote and island communities around the United States to help strengthen their energy infrastructure, reduce the risk of outages, and improve their future energy and economic outlook. Through...
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DOE Announces Contract Awards and Issues Fourth Emergency Sale of Crude Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the fourth Notice of Sale of 45 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This Notice of Sale is part of President Biden’s announcement on March 31, 2022 to release one million barrels of crude oil a day for six months to address the global supply disruption caused by Putin’s war on Ukraine and help stabilize volatile energy costs for American families.
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