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By Carl Maxwell, Manager, Government Affairs, Office of External Affairs and Communication
In July, both the House of Representatives and the Senate each passed the Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act, bringing it much closer to becoming law
... moreBy Carl Maxwell, Manager, Government Affairs, Office of External Affairs and Communication
Following on the heels of last year’s House Science Committee hearing on sustainable chemistry, the ACS Office of External Affairs worked closely with Congressional
... moreBy Peter Reinhardt, Director, Environmental Health and Safety at Yale University, and Chair, ACS Committee on Chemical Safety Safe Practices Subcommittee
The American Chemical Society creates statements to promote public policies that help the chemistry en
... moreBy David Constable, Science Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute®
Take Action! Ask Congress to Support the Sustainable Chemistry R&D Act of 2019
We are delighted to see that U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a
... moreContributed by Carl Maxwell, Advocacy Manager, American Chemical Society
Unless you have been off the grid over the last three months, it is clear the era of divided government is fully formed. With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives
... moreAt this year’s Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in Portland, OR, I had the opportunity to interview David Widawsky, Director of the Chemistry, Economics, and Sustainable Strategies Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We d
... moreContributed by Ann Lee-Jeffs, Business Manager, ACS Green Chemistry Institute®
Jack Bobo holds a special place in the world of food, science, and agriculture. He is a leading edge thinker and speaker working at the intersection of science, law and policy.
... moreContributed by Daniel Teitelbaum, Pollution Prevention Team Lead, Toxics Release Inventory Program, US EPA
For more than two decades, EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program has required industrial facilities to disclose both their environmental relea
... moreContributed by Richard Engler, Senior Policy Advisor with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
In 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute® (ACS GCI) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),
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