If New York emulated Pennsylvania by using hydraulic fracturing to gain access to vast sources of natural gas from shale, it would galvanize economic growth in the Empire State and add $8 billion in income for upstate New Yorkers, according to a new study by the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a project [...]
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New York City reconsiders recycling; kudos to Mayor Bloomberg
An op ed in Tuesday’s New York Times praised Mayor Bloomberg for expanding New York City’s recycling program to include, among other items, rigid plastics, such as toys, yogurt cups and plastic forks and knives. Reversing New York’s decade long drop in recycling rates is a worthy goal that will improve the quality of life [...]
Shaheen-Portman S.1000 brings energy efficiency back to Congress
ACC joined policymakers and other industry leaders in a press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday morning to support the re-introduction of S.1000, the bipartisan Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, sponsored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH). The Shaheen-Portman bill is designed to increase the use of energy efficiency technologies across the [...]
Cybersecurity for the chemical industry: It’s all in a day’s work
There continues to be a fair amount activity around cybersecurity in our nation’s capital, and this week — dubbed “Cyber Week” the U.S. House of Representatives — will be no different, as House leaders looks to work in a proposal passed out of the House Intelligence Committee with bipartisan support. ACC would like to give [...]
A new year, but the same unworkable Safe Chemicals Act
Capitol Hill was a busy place last week. Major issues like the federal budget, gun control and immigration were dominating the headlines. One thing many people may have missed was the introduction of the “Safe Chemicals Act of 2013” (SCA), a bill that seeks to make changes to the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). [...]
Re: “Think Those Chemicals Have Been Tested?” in Sunday’s NYT
ACC’s members are serious about their responsibility to produce chemistries that offer important safety, performance and durability benefits and that can be used safely. Our members undertake extensive scientific analyses to evaluate potential risk of their chemicals, from development through use and safe disposal. We work with regulators, retailers and manufacturers to provide them with information about [...]
Endocrine disruption, risk-based decision making and transatlantic regulatory coherence
There’s an important and ongoing debate in the U.S. and the EU about chemicals that may interact with the endocrine system to cause harmful effects in wildlife or on human health. In this post, we’ll work to answer some of the key questions driving the debate: What are endocrine disruptors? What does the latest science [...]
Experts to California: Open flame test is important
It has been a week since the comment period ended in California for TB-117-2013, a proposal that would remove the state’s open flame test for upholstered furniture, and already it is becoming clear that those with a grounded understanding of fire safety codes are weighing in on the side of keeping an open flame test. [...]
VIDEO: Chemistry and shale gas fueling a boom in the Buckeye State, Dooley says
Ohio is on the brink of an economic and manufacturing renaissance, powered by the growing production in natural gas from shale that is driving investment in the state’s chemical industry and industrial base, American Chemistry Council president and CEO Cal Dooley said in a March 29 address at the City Club of Cleveland. Dooley pointed [...]
TSCA Work Plan Chemicals Program: What’s working, what more could be done?
EPA is continuing to use the Agency’s existing authority to improve the way chemicals are regulated under TSCA. EPA’s latest approach to conducting targeted risk assessments on priority work plan chemicals has landed the Agency on virtually solid ground, although EPA’s methodology still needs some fine tuning to ensure it can produce high quality, scientifically [...]
- A new year, but the same unworkable Safe Chemicals Act
- Re: “Think Those Chemicals Have Been Tested?” in Sunday’s NYT
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News Releases
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances Bipartisan Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Legislation May 8, 2013
- Chemical Manufacturing Companies Honored for Performance, Commitment to Health and Safety May 6, 2013
- Chemical Manufacturers Enhance Commitment to Chemical Product Safety with New Responsible Care® Code May 6, 2013
- CPI Launches Expanded Regulatory Compliance Assistance Program for MDI Emissions May 3, 2013
- ACC Responds to GAO’s Report on EPA’s Regulation of Chemicals Under TSCA May 3, 2013
