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Illinois Chemical Industry Warns Against New EPA Standard
Illinois Chemical Industry Warns Against New EPA Standard: Threatens Jobs, Investments, and Growth. The chemical industry plays an integral role in the US, manufacturing 96% of products and providing lucrative careers. However, stricter air quality regulations could cause irreparable harm to manufacturers in Illinois, hindering investments and supply chains. The industry urges the EPA to focus on enforcing existing regulations instead.
Manufacturers: Lowering Particulate Matter Standard Would Harm Infrastructure Investment
Washington, D.C. – Following a request from White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Chair Brenda Mallory asking the Environmental Protection Agency to lower the annual primary standard for particulate matter (PM2.5) to 8.0 μg/m3 and to lower the primary 24-hour standard to 25.0 μg/m3, National Association of Manufacturers Vice President of Domestic Economic Policy Brandon …
“Mountaire Cares” Is More Than Just a Slogan
“Making a difference” might be the best description of what “The Mountaire Cares program was created to fulfill three main core pillars: how are we faithful to our people, how are we faithful to our communities and how can we look to be faithful to the future,” said Mountaire Cares Director JR LaPearl. Meals for …
Remarks of NAM Board Chair Jim Fitterling: 42nd Annual Bryce Harlow Foundation Awards Dinner
April 19, 2023 - Washington, DC
The following is a transcript of the remarks of NAM Board Chair and Dow Chairman and CEO Jim Fitterling, introducing NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons at the 42nd Annual Bryce Harlow Foundation Awards Dinner: Thank you for the nice introduction. It is my honor to officially introduce Jay at this event. Now, I suspect …
EU, SEC Climate Rules Would Prove Costly
The Wall Street Journal (subscription). What’s going on: “The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD, will likely require at least 10,000 companies outside the EU to make and independently verify a number of sustainability disclosures, and about a third of those are in the U.S., according to estimates by financial data firm Refinitiv provided to …
