Leadership News

Senior Advisor William “Ike” White and other EM officials recently visited the Portsmouth Site to observe demolition and disposal activities associated with the cleanup program’s mission.

Elected officials and EM leaders last week commended the team that completed the exhumation of targeted waste from 5.69 acres of a Cold War weapons landfill at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.

DOE EM and State of Idaho officials gathered at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site to mark the completion of a high-priority cleanup project that helps protect the Snake River Plain Aquifer and maintains a commitment with the state of Idaho.

EM's fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request of $7.64 billion reflects the strong commitment to clean up the environment in communities that historically supported or continue to support nuclear weapons programs and government-sponsored nuclear research.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently joined representatives of three tribes near the Hanford Site for a series of meetings to discuss a variety of topics, from contracting opportunities with DOE to protection of wildlife and natural resources.

The future for EM success will be determined as much by engaging with communities and stakeholders as it will in solving technical challenges, program leaders told an audience at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia last week.

EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White visits the STEM Zone exhibit at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia.

DOE achieved most of its environmental cleanup priorities in 2021 and now is poised to take it “to the next level,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia on Monday.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) today released its Strategic Vision 2022-2032, a blueprint to the program’s anticipated cleanup achievements over the next decade.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Chief of Staff Mike Nartker revealed an updated map of the EM complex during the 2022 Waste Management Symposia today that shows one less cleanup site: Brookhaven National Laboratory.