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This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, opposing S. 4244, the "Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act."
This report provides a new analysis on the cost of cleanup for potentially responsible parties (PRP) for Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which total over $17.4 billion for existing non-federal national priority sites alone.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services, on inclusion of provisions related to PFAS in the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 7776, the "Water Resources Development Act."
In response to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passage of the Kigali Amendment, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined several trade groups in issuing the following statement.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the Water Resources Development Act of 2022.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, on funding for water infrastructure programs.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, urging funding for the Border Water Infrastructure Program (BWIP).