Climate Change
Combating climate change requires citizens, governments, and businesses to work together. Inaction is simply not an option. American businesses play a vital role in creating innovative solutions and reducing greenhouse gases to protect our planet. A challenge of this magnitude requires collaboration, not confrontation, to advance the best ideas and policies. Together, we can forge solutions that improve our environment and grow our economy—leaving the world better for generations to come.
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The U.S. Chamber believes that there is much common ground on which all sides of this discussion could come together to address climate change with policies that are practical, flexible, predictable, and durable. We believe in a policy approach that is supported by market-based solutions, developed through bipartisan legislation in Congress, and acknowledges the costs of action and inaction and the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. We work with policymakers to forge climate solutions and engage in the United Nations COP on behalf of the business community.
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VIA ELECTRONIC FILING TO: The Honorable E. Scott PruittAdministratorU.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20460 RE: New Chemicals Review Program under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act; Notice of Public Meeting and Opportunity for Public Comment, 82 Fed. Reg. 51,415 (November 6, 2017); Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0585 Dear Administrator Pruitt:
U.S. Chamber President Tom Donohue's remarks on the State of American Business as prepared for delivery on January 10, 2018.
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING The Honorable E. Scott PruittAdministratorU.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20460 Mr. Ryan A. FisherActing Assistant SecretaryDepartment of the Army, Civil Works108 Army PentagonWashington, D.C. 20310 RE: Definition of “Waters of the United States” – Addition of an Applicability Date to 2015 Clean Water Rule, 82 Fed. Reg. 55,542 (November 22, 2017); Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0644
Dear Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce applauds you for conducting a hearing to examine the permitting processes at Department of Interior (DOI) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for energy and resource infrastructure projects.
The U.S. Chamber applauds EPA Administrator Pruitt's rollback of two rules that hovered ominously over key industries for far too long.
Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Democratic Leader Schumer:
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING To: The Honorable Scott PruittAdministratorU.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.Washington, DC 20460 Re: Withdrawal of the Proposed Determination for the Pebble Mine in Alaska (EPA-R10-OW-2017-0369)
Dear Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Carper: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). We look forward to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advancing his nomination to the full Senate for confirmation.
By Karen Harbert, President and CEO, Global Energy Institute The Clean Power Plan was the wrong answer to a real concern. To be clear, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes that the climate is changing, and that man is contributing to these changes. We also believe that technology and innovation, rather than sweeping federal mandates, offer the best approach for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
The 2017 edition of Global Energy Institute’s Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk finds that U.S. energy security is continuing to rapidly improve to one of the best scores in decades, after hitting bottom just five years ago.
