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Chemistry for the Fourth of July
There is nothing more exciting on the Fourth of July than fireworks! Everything you see in a fireworks display is chemistry in action! There are three types of fireworks—aerial displays, sparklers, and firecrackers. While they…
ACC Leads Industry Letters Asking Appropriators to Address Challenges with TSCA and IRIS
This week, the American Chemistry Council led two multi-association letters to Congressional Appropriators that contained recommendations for addressing concerns with EPA regulations that hurt innovation and undermine critical supply chains, and urging them to…
ACC Leads Letter with 40+ Industry Groups Asking Appropriators to Address Challenges with EPA’s IRIS Program
Dear Chairman Merkley, Ranking Member Murkowski, Chairman Simpson, and Ranking Member Pingree: As you continue work on the Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies bill we urge you to address an important…
ACC Leads Letter with 15+ Industry Groups Asking Appropriators to Address Challenges with TSCA
Dear Chairman Merkley, Ranking Member Murkowski, Chairman Simpson, and Ranking Member Pingree: As you continue work on the Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, we write requesting the bill address current,…
Industry Groups Urge Congress: Support the Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act
On June 10, 2024, ACC sent the following letter to Congress in support of H.R. 8204, the Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act. Download a copy of the letter here. June 10, 2024 …
Sustainability in Sight – May 2024
Dear Chemistry Advocates,We hope you had a great May! It was a busy month here for Team Chemistry, celebrating sustainability and launching helpful reports to advocates of the good work being done in the world…
Celebrating Plastics Progress on Earth Day 2024
Celebrating Earth Day with Advanced Recycling in Half the Country Advanced recycling helps increase the types and amount of plastics that can be recycled by turning plastic waste into liquid and gas materials that can…
A successful Spring! – March 2024
Dear Chemistry Advocates,Starting us off with some great news out of Wyoming, where with unanimous bipartisan support in both chambers, the state became the 25th to adopt legislation ensuring that advanced recycling facilities are transparently…
Leaping into March – February 2024
Dear Chemistry Advocates,Happy Leap Day and welcome to the latest from Team Chemistry! In this edition, we delve into critical issues facing the chemical industry and our nation’s security, spotlighting the urgent need to restore…
Chemistry in in Session! – January 2024
Dear Chemistry Advocates, A new year always brings a fresh set of goals, and this year, we’re expecting the world of chemistry to face new legislative challenges. Many state legislatures are back in session starting in the…