The Latest Breaking News from DOE

Public Schools Experiencing 'White Flight'

Whether in response to pandemic closures or policy changes made in the name of "equity," people classified as white are fleeing government-run K-12 in startling numbers.

Reason · Sep 29, 2022

Feds open applications for regional hydrogen hubs

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy opened applications Thursday for $7 billion in funding for regional hydrogen hubs.

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

84% of principal posts in Delhi government schools vacant

NEW DELHI: From principals to teachers, government schools in the city are facing an acute shortage of manpower, according to Directorate of Education (DoE) data.

The Times of India · Sep 20, 2022

Will Joe Biden’s gamble on big oil pay off in leveling gas prices?

After begging the industry to increase supply, the White House used its reserve to strategically set fuel prices

The Guardian - US · Aug 27, 2022

The clean energy race is on but it needs investment

The United States has entered the clean-energy race in a big way with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. Not only will the law subsidise US renewable-energy producers and consumers to the tune of US$369 billion (13 trillion baht) over 10 years; it also authorises the Department of Energy…

Bangkok Post · Aug 25, 2022

Nuclear waste ravaged their land. The Yakama Nation is on a quest to rescue it

A generation after it was decommissioned, tribal members are still working to clean up the Hanford nuclear site, one of the most contaminated spots in the US

The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2022

NYC promises coordinated effort to enroll more than 1,000 migrant kids in school

NEW YORK — New York City education, housing, and immigration officials Friday promised a coordinated, cross-agency effort to enroll more than 1,000 recently arrived migrant children in public school before classes start next month.

Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022

The Biggest Obstacle To Building Offshore Wind Farms Is Government

America gets about 42 megawatts of power from offshore wind. Another 18,000 megawatts are currently tied up in permitting battles.

Reason · Aug 19, 2022

NYC Education Dept. scrambles to enroll influx of migrant kids as school year approaches

NEW YORK — New York City’s Education Department is facing a logistical nightmare as the start of the school year approaches: registering potentially thousands of recently-arrived asylum-seeking kids for school in less than a month.

Tribune News Service · Aug 11, 2022

The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China

Taxpayers spent $15 million on research to build a breakthrough battery. Then the U.S. government gave it to China.

WEKU · Aug 3, 2022