RICHLAND, Washington, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Washington State Academy of Sciences has elected four scientists from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to join its membership. Vanessa Bailey, Zhiqun (Daniel) Deng, Karl Mueller and David Sheen were selected on their scientific and technical merits, as well as their willingness to work for the benefit of Washington state on  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: * * * Finalized Critical Materials List to Inform Eligibility for Federal Clean Energy Tax Provisions * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its 2023 Critical Materials Assessment, which evaluated materials for their criticality to global clean energy technology supply chains. Based on the results of the Assessment, DOE has det  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on July 31, 2023, by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Docket No. CP22-494-000) Boardwalk Storage Co. LLC: * * * I concur with the result of today's Order, which should be a straightforward approval. But I dissent from the majority's conclusion that the Commission is incapable of assessing the significance of the impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on July 31, 2023, by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Docket No. CP22-461-000) involving Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC: * * * I concur in today's Order.[1] After weighing the benefits of the Southside Reliability Enhancement Project against its adverse impacts, I conclude that approving the project is in the public interest. In particular, the project w  more