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Legislative Update: Debt Ceiling & The Congressional Agenda

The House of Representatives on Oct. 12 voted 219-206 on party lines to pass a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, which will permit the...

Legislative Update: Democratic National Convention Concludes

The 2020 Democratic National Convention kicked off this week, and as expected, it looks entirely different in the COVID-19 era. Democrats created a...

Legislative Update: DOE’s Strategy of Plastics Innovation Report Highlights R&D Chemical Recycling Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released its Strategy for Plastics Innovation (SPI) report, which calls for developing certain chemical...

Legislative Update: EPA Considers Risk Evaluation of Vinyl Chloride

EPA Considers Risk Evaluation of Vinyl Chloride Amidst an Industry Debate on the Facts The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has indicated the...

Legislative Update: EPA Finalizes Power Plant Climate Rules

EPA Finalizes Power Plant Climate Rules On April 25, the EPA finalized four new rules seeking to crack down on pollution from fossil fuels...

Legislative Update: EPA Lists Vinyl Chloride Among Five Chemicals for TSCA Prioritization, Congress Passes National Defense Authorization Act

EPA Lists Vinyl Chloride Among Five Chemicals for TSCA Prioritization The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Dec. 14 that it has...

Legislative Update: EPA Sends Final Definition of Waters of the US, Senators Introduce Bill Focused on Plastic Pellet Dumping

EPA Sends Revised WOTUS Rule to OMB The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a final definition of “waters of the United...

Legislative Update: EPA Submits Proposed TSCA Evaluation Framework to OMB for Interagency Review

Congress on Recess with Limited Time Before August Break The House and Senate left Washington for a two-week Independence Day recess at the end of...