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Marty Durbin, president of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement today regarding the publication of regulations to implement provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020:
This Hill letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, supporting the Nomination of Dr. Michal Freedhoff to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
Radhika FoxActing Assistant Administrator, Office of WaterU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyEPA Docket CenterMail Code 28221T1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20460 Dear Acting Assistant Administrator Fox:
The undersigned organizations support your recent decision to form the EPA Council on PFAS to develop a comprehensive agency approach to addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). We look forward to working with you and the Council on decisions that protect human health and the environment using high-quality scientific data, methods, and principles. Inherent in EPA’s application of high-quality science is that the agency recognizes the vast differences in physical, chemical, and biological properties within this broad class of chemistries.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, on the nomination of Radhika Fox to be Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Water.
Microsoft is minimizing the impact of its operations, while maximizing positive impacts from its own climate-focused tech tools.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, opposing an amendment expected to be offered by Sen. Rubio to S. 914, the "Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act," relating to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund allocation formula.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Request for Information regarding the agency’s overall approach to address climate action.
