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Release: Industry and Labor will Partner on Five Pilot Programs to Train Battery Manufacturing Workers and Bolster the Domestic Battery Supply Chain
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Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on March 17

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Sec. Granholm: 'The sky's the limit' for solar energy's potential

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm promoted the benefits of clean energy and American production on a recent trip to Michigan, the Department of Energy announced recently.
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White House press secretary: 'Both parties can come together to deliver results'

Congress is budgeting to spend $1.5 trillion toward clean energy and environment spending for this fiscal year.
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DOE Issues Two LNG Export Authorizations

Release: New Orders Serve as an Important Component for Global Energy Security
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Public Health Legislative Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Future of Medicine: Legislation to Encourage Innovation and Improve Oversight:"
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Barrasso: We Must Secure America’s Position as the Global Leader in Nuclear Energy

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 nominations hearing.
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Department of Energy announces $30 million for housing renovations to 'beat the climate crisis'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced March 14 that $30 million was being allotted to fund more than 30 retrofit projects which will test quick, inexpensive and low-carbon building renovations in the affordable housing sector across the U.S.
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DOE Invests $2.2 Million to Develop High-Strength Building Materials, Providing New, Clean Uses for Coal Waste

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $2.2 million in funding for a project that will produce high-strength, lightweight building materials made from domestic coal waste. The waste will be sourced from active coal...
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DOE Releases Action Plan For Photovoltaic Systems End-Of-Life Management

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released an action plan to enable the safe and responsible handling of photovoltaic (PV) end-of-life (EOL) materials. The activities outlined in the plan will reduce the environmental impact of solar energy while supporting the Biden Administration’s goal to decarbonize the electricity grid by 2035.
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Energy Department discusses Review of Cost Submittals by Other Federal for Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice of Technical Conference on March 16

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Combined Notice of Filings discussed on March 16 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Pallone Applauds Inclusion of Provision to Close Synthetic Nicotine Loophole in Omnibus

Government Funding Package Includes Provision Long Championed by Pallone to Clarify FDA’s Authority to Regulate Synthetic Nicotine ProductsEnergy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today hailing inclusion of a provision in the omnibus he has long championed that clarifies the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate synthetic nicotine products:“Over the last few years, FDA has taken important steps to crack down on the flavored vaping products that fueled the dramatic rise in tobacco use among kids and teens.
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Pallone & Schakowsky Celebrate Consumer Protection Wins in Omnibus

“With today’s omnibus passage, Congress is standing up for consumers, especially those who are targeted by or particularly vulnerable to scammers.
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Pallone & Eshoo Applaud Passage of Key Health Care Provisions in the Omnibus

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the omnibus funding package, which includes key health care provisions.
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Leader Rodgers: “Today’s proposals will improve medical oversight, innovation, and advance critical therapies and cures for rare diseases.”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees and bipartisan work to unleash medical innovation.
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Guthrie Opening Remarks on Unleashing Innovation for Lifesaving Cures and Treatments

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s legislative hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees and bipartisan work to unleash medical innovation.
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DOE and European Commission Support Collaboration Between the U.S. Li-Bridge Alliance and European Battery Alliance to Strengthen Supply Chain for Battery Technologies

Release: Batteries are critical to a clean energy economy. They help decarbonize the transport and energy sectors, by electrifying vehicles and providing stationary storage for the renewable-powered grid. Advancing the battery supply chain therefore requires an all-hands-on-deck, global approach.
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DOE Announces $5 Million to Launch Lithium-Battery Workforce Initiative

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO, today announced the launch of a national workforce development strategy for lithium-battery manufacturing. As part of a $5 million investment, DOE will support up to five pilot training...
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ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Traveled to Michigan to Highlight Efforts to Bolster U.S. Supply Chains

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, March 11, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Mid Michigan to highlight the importance of achieving energy independence through clean energy, strong and secure domestic supply chains, and American manufacturing. The Secretary was joined by U.S. Representative ...
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