Daily on Energy: Quote of the week, Ukraine mineral rights deal drama, and NOAA firings
Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump had a heated ...
More than 100 House Democrats demand answers on Energy Department firings
Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) led more than 100 House Democrats in a letter denouncing the firing of Energy Department civil ...
FDA and USDA among federal agencies aiming to rehire workers hit by mass firings
A number of agencies are looking to rehire federal workers who lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's mission ...
U.S. energy secretary, OpenAI co-founder say AI race is 'Manhattan Project 2' in Oak Ridge visit
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said federal employees in Oak Ridge don't need to worry about terminations.
Russia's Signal: The State Department has stopped financing the restoration of Ukraine's energy system
This week, the US State Department terminated the initiative of the US Agency for International Development, which funded the ...
US energy department says less than 50 purged from nuclear security office
U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk purged less than 50 workers from the agency that maintains the ...
Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit offices of loans, nuclear security, sources say
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy, ...
State Department terminates U.S. support of Ukraine energy grid restoration
The State Department this week terminated a U.S. Agency for International Development initiative that has invested hundreds ...
Powering artificial intelligence is key to winning ‘Manhattan Project Two,’ energy secretary says during Oak Ridge visit
Wright visited Oak Ridge Friday, claiming Tennessee’s top national labs will play a key part in getting the country’s energy ...
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State Department withdraws U.S. support for rebuilding Ukraine's energy grid: Report
Withdrawal of American support for the power grid is sure to hinder the Ukrainians' ability to keep the lights on as Russia targets its critical energy infrastructure.
US National Laboratories scientists participate in ‘AI Jam’ with OpenAI, Anthropic
Nearly 1,000 scientists from multiple U.S. National Laboratories gathered Friday to test artificial intelligence (AI) models from leading firms like OpenAI and Anthropic in an effort to harness ...
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The Energy Department invests more in fusion energy
The Energy Department, via the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is boosting research into fusion energy.