News and reports from the Department of Energy.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin who specialize in studying switchgrass concluded recently the multi-purpose plant could be a "best of both worlds" tool in the fight against climate change.

“Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S9197-S9199 on Dec. 15

For years the Snake River Plain Aquifer was considered to be unsafe as it had been a location to design, build and test nuclear reactors in 1949. After three decades of cleanup, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported that the aquifer and the DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory site are “considerably safer."

There were 36 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending Dec. 18, according to the Federal Register.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded Pam Marks of Savannah River Site the 2020 Federal Project Director of the Year Award for her work on a first of its kind $2.3 billion nuclear facility.

Angelita Denny is a site lead for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) office of Legacy Management (LM) and she is proud of the work she does in areas where fellow Native Americans have resided, which often were locations of nuclear testing in the past.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced recently it has made available $2 million to create a "traineeship" program in isotope R&D, production and processing, to be led by Texas A&M University.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced that its Weatherization Assistance Program received an additional $18,6 million to assist low-income households improve the energy efficiency of their homes.

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo regarding her reported family ties to the Chinese Communist Party and potential conflicts of interest from those connections.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $644,000 in funding for the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources to assess the economic impacts of fossil energy production in Wyoming and evaluate opportunities...

The US Energy Department published a seven page proposed rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.