News about environmental regulations from various federal agencies, including the EPA, the CDC, the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Forest Service.
- Energy Department Awards Contracts from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Advancing President Trump’s Historic Emergency Exchange The U.S. Department of Energy announced contracts have been awarded for 53.3 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves
- Energy Secretary Continues Progress to Strengthen Energy Reliability in Puerto Rico The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today renewed two emergency orders to further strengthen Puerto Rico’s electric grid as the island prepares for rising energy demand and the upcoming 2026 hurricane season.
- Energy Department to Invest $36 Million in Enhanced Oil Recovery Program at the University of North DakotaBy leveraging captured carbon dioxide, the project is set to unlock billions of additional barrels of oil from the Bakken shale formation
- Energy Department Announces Over $11 Million to Expand America’s Energy WorkforceRegional consortia will develop training programs to prepare students for jobs in coal, oil, natural gas, and geothermal energy industries
- Hanford Advances Cleanup Mission, Removes Waste from 23rd Large Underground TankThe U.S. Department of Energy Hanford team has finished removing radioactive waste from the 23rd underground storage tank, marking continued progress towards site remediation and revitalization.
- Energy Department Issues RFP to Continue Swift Execution of President Trump’s 172-Million-Barrel Strategic Petroleum Reserve ExchangeDOE Delivers Historic Request for Proposal Execution to Secure Global Oil Supply Stability
- A new era of partnership: USACE to launch Construction Management Platform in 2027The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is set to deploy the Construction Management Platform (CMP), powered by Kahua, in 2027. This industry-standard, cloud-based system will replace the current Resident Management System (RMS) and establish a new standard of collaboration across USACE projects.
- Secretary Wright Signs Agreements To Grow American LNG Exports, Advances 'Trump Peace Pipelines Framework'U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright joined U.S. officials and American companies at the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit today in announcing billions of dollars of private capital investment in the Central and Eastern European region.
- Energy Department Awards New Contracts from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Advancing Emergency ExchangeThe U.S. Department of Energy announced contracts have been awarded for 26 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s West Hackberry site
- Energy Deputy Secretary Danly Commends FERC Action on Large Load Interconnection ReformU.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James P. Danly issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) announced it will take action by June 2026 on the large load interconnection proceeding initiated at the direction of U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright
- Wright, Zeldin, and Burgum Break Ground on NESE Pipeline in New York City to Deliver Reliable, Affordable Natural Gas to the NortheastU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline.
- U.S. Department of Energy Announces $14 Million for Enhanced Geothermal Systems Demonstration Project in PennsylvaniaProject will leverage oil and gas infrastructure to test enhanced geothermal systems in the eastern United States
- Energy Department Awards Contracts for 8.5 Million Barrels from SPR in Second Phase of Emergency ExchangeThe U.S. Department of Energy announced contracts have been awarded for 8.5-million-barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s emergency exchange at the Bryan Mound site.
- Energy Department Continues Initiating Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency ExchangesDOE has issued a Request for Proposal for an additional emergency exchange of up to 30 million barrels of sweet crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
- DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing Announces Conditional Commitment for a Domestic Medical Isotope Manufacturing FacilityThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing issued a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $263 million to SHINE Chrysalis, LLC to support the construction of Chrysalis, a high-volume medical isotope production facility in Janesville, Wisconsin.
- FACT SHEET: California’s War on American Energy Impoverishes Residents and Harms National SecurityPresident Trump is reducing California’s dependence on foreign oil, after state policies left Californian residents and more than 30 U.S. military installations vulnerable.
- Hanford Disposes First Batch of Vitrified Tank Waste, Marking Key ProgressThe U.S. Department of Energy?s (DOE) Hanford Site and its contractor, Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), achieved key progress this week with permanent disposal of the first containers of vitrified low-activity tank waste.
- Energy Department Issues Funding Opportunity to Strengthen American Critical Minerals and Materials Supply ChainFunding opportunity will make up to $69 million available through the Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Program
- Energy Department Authorizes Additional Exports of LNG from Elba Island Terminal, Strengthening Global Energy Supply with U.S. LNGU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright authorized an immediate 22% increase in exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Elba Island Terminal in Chatham County, Georgia.
- Energy Department Initiates Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchange to Stabilize Global Oil SupplyThe U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an additional emergency exchange of up to 10 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
- Trump Administration Keeps Colorado Coal Plant Open to Ensure Affordable, Reliable and Secure Power in ColoradoU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order to keep a Colorado coal plant operational to ensure Americans maintain access to affordable, reliable and secure electricity.
- DOE and GSA Announce Collaborative Effort for a New Headquarters for the U.S. Department of EnergyThe U.S. Department of Energy, in partnership with the U.S. General Services Administration, announced today that DOE’s headquarters will relocate from the James V. Forrestal Building to the Lyndon B. Johnson building. LBJ currently serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Education.
- Energy Department Announces $50 Million Investment to Advance Affordable, Reliable, and Secure Energy for TribesThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy (IE) today announced a $50 million notice of funding opportunity aimed at fostering affordable, reliable, and secure energy solutions in Indian Country.
- Trump Administration Keeps Indiana Coal Plants Open to Ensure Affordable, Reliable and Secure Power in the MidwestU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational to ensure Americans in the Midwest region of the United States have continued access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity.
- Energy Security for Indo-Pacific Endurance, a Global Growth Center of the 21st CenturyThe forum was co-hosted by the Chair and Vice Chair of the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Ryosei.
- Energy Department Announces Partnership to Ensure Affordable Energy and Power America’s AI FutureThe U.S. Department of Energy, alongside the U.S. Department of Commerce, today announced a unique public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio to redevelop DOE land, modernize energy infrastructure, and develop advanced computing in Southern Ohio.
- Energy Department Announces $293 Million in Funding to Support Genesis Mission National Science and Technology ChallengesThe U.S. Department of Energy today announced funding to advance the Genesis Mission’s efforts to tackle the nation’s most complex science and technology challenges.
- Trump Administration Keeps Coal Plant Open to Ensure Affordable, Reliable and Secure Power in the NorthwestU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order to ensure Americans in the Northwestern region of the United States have access to affordable, reliable and secure electricity.
- United States and Australia meet for Mining, Minerals and Metals Investment MinisterialThe Australian and U.S. Governments have announced support for the following projects to develop the critical minerals supply chains that underpin this framework – totaling $1.4 billion (Australia) and $2.2 billion (U.S.) to diversify critical supply chains.
- Energy Department Approves Immediate Additional LNG Exports from Plaquemines LNGU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today authorized an immediate 13% increase in exports at Venture Global’s Plaquemines liquefied natural gas Terminal in Louisiana.
- Energy Department Initiates Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchange to Stabilize Global Oil SupplyDOE issued a Request for Proposal for an exchange of up to 86 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the first tranche of the 172-million-barrel exchange announced as part of the International Energy Agency’s collective release of 400 million barrels of oil.
- Secretary Wright Directs Sable Offshore to Restore the Santa Ynez Unit and PipelineU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today directed Sable Offshore Corp. to restore operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Santa Ynez Pipeline System to address supply disruption risks caused by California policies that have left the region and U.S. military forces dependent on foreign oil.
- Energy Department Announces $500 Million to Strengthen Domestic Critical Materials Processing and ManufacturingThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for up to $500 million to expand U.S. critical mineral and materials processing and derivative battery manufacturing and recycling.
- Energy Department Announces $500 Million to Strengthen Domestic Critical Materials Processing and ManufacturingThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for up to $500 million to expand U.S. critical mineral and materials processing and derivative battery manufacturing and recycling.
- Energy Department Announces $1.9B Investment in Critical Grid Infrastructure to Reduce Electricity CostsThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) today announced an approximately $1.9 billion funding opportunity to accelerate urgently needed upgrades to the nation’s power grid.
- Energy Department Announces $175 Million to Modernize Coal Plants, Keeping Affordable Reliable Power Online for AmericansThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $175 million in funding for six projects to modernize, retrofit, and extend the useful life of coal-fired power plants that serve rural and remote communities across the United States.
- United States to Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum ReserveU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright released the following statement regarding the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)
- Secretary Wright Arrives in Caracas to Further President Trump's Historic Energy DealU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright arrived in Caracas earlier this morning to advance President Trump's mission to restore prosperity, safety, and security for Venezuela, the United States, and the entire Western Hemisphere.
- Secretary Wright Arrives in Caracas to Further President Trump's Historic Energy DealU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright arrived in Caracas earlier this morning to advance President Trump's mission to restore prosperity, safety, and security for Venezuela, the United States, and the entire Western Hemisphere.
- Energy Department Approves Export Expansion at Corpus Christi LNGU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today signed an export authorization for a 12% expansion in exports at Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) Terminal.
- U.S. Department of Energy Brings Together Vertical Gas Corridor Countries to Strengthen Energy CoordinationThe U.S. Department of Energy today hosted officials from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and the European Commission to advance work on the Vertical Gas Corridor.
- Energy Department Announces $171.5 Million To Expand U.S. Geothermal EnergyThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a funding opportunity of $171.5 million to support next-generation geothermal field-scale tests for both electricity generation and exploration drilling to support characterization and potential confirmation of promising geothermal prospects.
- Energy Department Announces Largest Loan in Department History, Delivering Over $7 Billion in Electricity Cost Savings for Georgia and Alabama CustomersU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) has closed a historic $26.5 billion loan package to deliver over $7 billion in electricity cost savings to millions of customers in Georgia and Alabama.
- Hanford Advances Common Sense Improvement to Expedite Tank Waste MissionThe Hanford Field Office in coordination with the Washington State Department of Ecology, announced today it is advancing a permit improvement that could enable the Waste Treatment Plant to process up to 20 percent more tank waste.
- Energy Secretary Keeps Critical Generation Online in Mid-AtlanticU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order to address critical grid reliability issues facing the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
- Hanford Topples Manhattan Project Era Exhaust Stack, Accelerating Remediation and RestorationThe U.S. Department of Energy?s Hanford Site and contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company are advancing the Hanford mission with safe and successful demolition of the 175-foot-tall K West Reactor exhaust stack.
- Power restored: USACE transitions from emergency effortsFollowing a challenging deployment in response to the January 2026 winter storm, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District Temporary Emergency Power Planning and Response Team (SAS PRT) has concluded its successful mission in Mississippi.
- Energy Secretary Prevents Closure of Coal Plant That Provided Essential Power During Winter StormEmergency order keeps critical coal generation online and addresses critical grid reliability issues facing the Midwestern region of the United States.
- Energy Department Announces 26 Genesis Mission Science and Technology Challenges to Accelerate AI-Enabled American Innovation and LeadershipThe U.S. Department of Energy today announced 26 science and technology challenges of national importance to advance the Genesis Mission and accelerate innovation and discovery through artificial intelligence (AI).
- Secretary Wright Delivers Remarks Alongside Interim Venezuelan President Delcy RodriguezU.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright delivered remarks today alongside Interim President Delcy Rodriguez after meetings at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas.