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A New Era for Energy Communities

Energy Communities Alliance is the organization of local governments that are adjacent to or impacted by Department of Energy (DOE) activities. Our board members include elected officials and administrators from local governments impacted by DOE.

ECA's mission is to bring together local government officials in Department of Energy-impacted communities to share information, establish policy positions, and advocate community interests in order to effectively address an increasingly complex set of environmental, regulatory, and economic development needs.
ECA Annual Conference on February 11-12, 2010, Washington, DC

As of February 8 the ECA meeting is still proceeding as planned.  Please check back for updates.

ECA will host it's Annual Conference on February 11-12 at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. Join the Communities and Local Governments around DOE Sites as we discuss key issues at the first conference following the budget release.
2010 Annual Conference Information

2010 Annual Conference Agenda

 

The Politics of Cleanup
This new ECA report offers recommendations to accelerate complex federal environmental cleanups and identifies lessons learned that can apply to all federal facility sites.  View the press release and download the report (4MB) or executive summary (1MB).

 

 

ECA Bulletin: January 2010 
January Stories Include:
  • The Year Ahead - Hang On
  • Blue Ribbon Panel Announced
  • Future of NNSA
  • ECA and Member Communities Work Together To Push Manhattan Project Alternative that Includes HANFORD, LOS ALAMOS and OAK RIDGE
  • Administration Lays Out Vision for Future of Nuclear Weapons Modernization
  • ECA Elections
  • Updated ECA Annual Conference Agenda

January 2010 ECA Bulletin
 

 
ECA's Energy Parks Response to Under Secretary Johnson
ECA Letter to Secretary Chu: DOE Must Analyze the Impact of DOE's Decision to Leave Defense High-Level Waste in Communities
ECA Letter to Under Secretary Johnson regarding DOE Energy Parks Initiative and the need for a cross cutting office within the department  
ECA Letter to Secretary Chu Regarding Local Government Participation on the Proposed Department of Energy "Blue Ribbon" Panel on Nuclear Waste Management (April 2009) 
DOE Property Laws and Regulations (April 2009)  
Summary of Alternative Energy Provisions in Stimulus Act 2009
DOE-EM Paper on Footprint Reduction and Energy Parks (NEW) (January 12, 2009)
ECA Priorities for Secretary of Energy Chu February 2009
ECA Comments on NNSA Complex Transformation Plan (April 9, 2008)
ECA Letter in Support of EMAB Participation (February 1, 2008)  
ECA Letter in Support of Portsmouth Stakeholder Advisory Committee (January 2, 2008)
ECA Letter to NNSA Administrator D'Agostino Regarding Job Cuts as NNSA Labs (December 4, 2007)
ECA Letter in Support of National Historic Landmark Status for Hanford's B Reactor (December 4, 2007)
ECA Report on The Politics of Cleanup
Press Release
Executive Summary
Court Rules Local Officials Have a Role in Federal Facilities Cleanup
Detailed Memo (pdf)
ECA Policy Statements (pdf)
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