Environment and Agriculture

Background

The Environment & Agriculture Committee develops Chamber policy related to the environment, agriculture, chemicals and water. Specifically, the committee is responsible for the development of policies (other than the Clean Air Act and Climate Change) concerning the regulation of environmental quality, water quality, superfund, solid waste, food safety and nanotechnology to ensure that these regulations are efficiently undertaken and based on sound science and the best data available, consider actual health risks, and avoid unnecessary burdens. The committee advocates for an effective environmental policy that does not harm the economy, and works to promote regulatory reforms and other safeguards against regulatory abuses by administrative agencies.

Donald Sterhan, President & CEO, Mountain Plains Equity Group, Inc. chairs this committee. The committee’s Vice Chair is David Kepler, Executive Vice President, The Dow Chemical Company.

Click here to visit the Environment Policy page and learn about the Chamber's stance on these important issues. You can also read about the Chamber's 2012 accomplishments and 2013 priorities.