News and reports from the Department of Energy.

News Release: EM was integral to a federal-state cleanup team honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week for revitalizing a former nuclear weapon production plant into a wildlife refuge that provides recreational opportunities and protects critical habitat.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has achieved its summer goal of signing up at least 125 communities for the Solar Automated Permit Processing (SolarAPP+) tool - a free, DOE-developed web-based platform that allows local governments to instantly approve residential...

News Release: EM Acting Assistant Secretary William "Ike" White outlined EM successes from this year and shared his vision for the future of the cleanup program during an address last week to the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA), the organization of local government officials from communities around the DOE complex.

News Release: FERC Commissioners highlight the damage the Democrats’ so-called Clean Electricity Performance Program would cause to electric reliability and affordability.

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM has created a new program in the liquid waste contract at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to simplify the process of transitioning engineering interns into new hires.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control...

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - More than 1,250 students who visited the Idaho Falls Zoo in 2021 were treated to a bonus: the opportunity to learn more about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM).

Release: After Successful SolarAPP+ Challenge, DOE Surpasses Initial Goal and Sets Ambitious New Target for Communities to Increase Solar Access in Less Than Six Months

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers have finished installing another surface barrier above a group of large underground waste storage tanks at the Hanford Site. The gravel and asphalt barriers help protect groundwater by diverting water from rain, snow, sleet, or hail to a lined basin.

“SENATE RESOLUTION 381--PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24, 2021, TO BE ``NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY WEEK''” published by the Congressional Record on Sept. 23

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the opening of applications for the 2022 cohorts in its Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program. Innovators selected for this program will join an extensive network of mentors and experts at U.S. National Laboratories to develop the next-generation technologies that will help pave the way to a clean energy future.

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), announced an investment of over $1 million in five projects to help make advanced manufacturing processes and supply chains more cyber-secure. The selected projects will work to not only...

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), announced an investment of over $1 million in five projects to help make advanced manufacturing processes and supply chains more cyber-secure. The selected projects will work to not only...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 3684, the Senate Infrastructure Bill.

News Release: By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso Sept. 27, 2021 Washington Times Democrats are trying to impose California‘s unreliable energy policies on the rest of the country. Americans are responding, “Don’t turn America into California!" It’s good advice. The failures of California’s approach are a warning, ...