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This letter was sent to the United States Senate, supporting the nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior.
This letter was sent to the House Committee on Natural Resources on H.R. 375, a bill to amend the Indian Reorganization Act.
The emergent demand to grow business through environmentally sustainable methods is a welcome trend in the Eurasia region. U.S. companies are major contributors to the development of sustainable business practices in the region. Monitoring such trends encouraged us to compile a list of internationally funded projects that should contribute to regional economic and environmental sustainability in Eurasia.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce - S.J.Res.8, the Green New Deal
This letter was sent to the United States Senate, supporting S. 383, the USE IT Act.
This letter was sent to the Senate Environment and Public Works committee, supporting the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
A new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Energy Institute (GEI) found that the anti-energy “Keep it in the Ground” (KIITG) movement has prevented at least $91.9 billion in domestic economic activity and eliminated nearly 730,000 job opportunities. In addition, federal, state, and local governments have missed out on more than $20 billion in tax revenue.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Energy Institute President & CEO Karen Harbert issued the following statement regarding a new proposed rule revising the definition of “Waters of the United States (WOTUS)”: “This new rule is good news for businesses, farmers, and localities because it strikes a better balance between economic growth and environmental progress than the rule it replaces.
This letter was sent to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, on water infrastructure provisions in the Farm Bill reauthorizations.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce submits these comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) in response to its publication of the document, “A Working Approach for Identifying Potential Candidate Chemicals for Prioritization” (White Paper).1 The Chamber generally supports EPA’s efforts to prescribe approaches for identifying existing chemicals as potential candidates for prioritization, but urges EPA to reexamine a number of deficiencies included in the White Paper...