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June 14, 2022Improving processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste are vital to the Hanford Site cleanup mission.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesJune 14, 2022Videos were interpreters’ solution to keeping community engaged amid COVID-related site restrictions.Office of Legacy Management
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Press ReleasesJune 13, 2022The Biden Administration through the U.S. Department of Energy proposed new energy-efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save consumers billions annually on their energy bills.Energy.gov
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Press ReleasesJune 9, 2022In Juneau, Alaska, a project supported by BTO is helping ordinary homeowners save money and reduce their carbon footprints by switching from fossil-fueled heating to electric heat pumps.Buildings
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June 9, 2022LPO Director Jigar Shah explains the potential of VPPs to further energy affordability – from participation in demand flexibility programs to the more efficient use of grid infrastructure and the deployment of ever cheaper renewable resources.Office of Energy Dominance Financing
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June 8, 2022Earlier this week, DOE announced $53 million in funding awards for diverse small businesses to pursue advanced scientific instrumentation and technologies to address climate change.Office of Electricity
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June 7, 2022Workers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed critical testing of the exhaust treatment system, or offgas system, in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility.Office of Environmental Management
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June 7, 2022Engineers from EM contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) have successfully reduced degreasing solvents beneath the Savannah River Site (SRS), using a technology that injects a form of iron and oil into groundwater.Office of Environmental Management
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June 7, 2022Biologists from EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project and the local U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) office are collaborating on an experiment to revegetate a challenging area of the cleanup site.Office of Environmental Management
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June 7, 2022Inquisitive grade-school students in eastern Idaho curious about science and problem solving found much to like during a recent visit to the zoo.Office of Environmental Management