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This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, supporting S. 914, the "Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.”
Global Energy Institute President Marty Durbin issued the following statement on the House Republican Energy Innovation Agenda:
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, on the Nomination of Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.
We need to reduce emissions while ensuring national targets and timetables are achievable for American economic interests.
This Hill letter was sent to the offices of Sens. Chris Coons and Bill Cassidy and Reps. Marc Veasey and David McKinley, on the Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act of 2021.
Policy principles on PFAS chemicals that include risk-based federal regulation of specific PFAS chemicals that use strong science as well as collaboration on effective treatment and disposal technologies.
This coalition letter was sent to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, urging the consideration of principles related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as the agency explores potential policies for recognizing the critical benefits of these chemicals and ensuring they are used safely.
Many may view the waste streams generated by the clothing industry as a purely environmental problem, but one business sees it differently.
This Hill letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on Water Policy Priorities for 2021.
