News from January 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will host a virtual Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) meeting at the ministerial level on Jan. 27, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to streamline the review of new chemicals that could be used to displace current, higher greenhouse gas emitting transportation fuels.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) laboratories were recently notified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that their latest round of sample testing data meets stringent criteria established to operate under the DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP).
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
EM and its cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have reached an important agreement with South Carolina and federal environmental regulators on the final cleanup of a 25-mile-long stream corridor at the site.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Preparations are well underway to transfer nearly 2,000 highly radioactive capsules from the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) to interim dry storage at the Hanford Site.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
A team from a middle school in Spartanburg, South Carolina took first place in the 19th annual Future City Regional Competition on Jan. 22, accomplishing the mission to design and build a model city with a waste-free future.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
As EM begins to dismantle four massive electrical switchyards at the Paducah Site, the recycling of recovered materials and components is supporting local economic development while reducing or offsetting cleanup costs at the site.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
The four main Savannah River Site (SRS) contractors supporting EM recently earned at least 95% of total award fees available to them from the cleanup program.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
With 2021 in the books, crews are gearing up for a busy year of projects that will build on previous accomplishments and continue altering the landscape in Oak Ridge.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
EM has turned to a local laboratory to address a challenging contaminated groundwater plume that resulted from Cold War operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
After another year of extensive equipment upgrades, EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is conducting its fiscal 2022 processing campaign at the Hanford Site’s Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) with a goal to process approximately 1 million gallons of wastewater over the next few months.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
A new respiratory protection course at the Hanford Site’s Volpentest HAMMER Federal Training Center features an “escape room” with an engaging twist: employees wear supplied air equipment while they answer questions, discover clues and solve puzzles in a simulated work environment.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Today the Commission issued an order involving the Atlantic Bridge Pipeline Project, and more specifically, a compressor station located in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
FERC today proposed to strengthen its Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards by requiring internal network security monitoring (INSM) for high- and medium-impact bulk electric system cyber systems.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Item E-1 is a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that proposes, pursuant to section 215(d)(5) of the Federal Power Act, to direct the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop and submit for Commission approval new or modified Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards that require internal network security monitoring for high and medium impact Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Today, on International Day of Education, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
On Thursday, January 20, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) hosted state and local law enforcement officers from the Gainesville, FL area for a Human Trafficking Awareness Training (HTAT).
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced, as part of its implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), that it will seek public input to inform the Department’s continued efforts to prohibit goods from being imported into the United States that are produced with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China, including in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
