The Environment & Agriculture Committee develops Chamber policy related to the environment, agriculture, chemicals and water.
Chairman: Robert Agbede, President & CEO, Chester Group
Staff Executive: Ketih Holman, Policy Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The Environment & Agriculture Committee develops Chamber policy related to the environment, agriculture, chemicals, and water. Specifically, it is responsible for developing 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.
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Public Lands Management
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges you to approve H.R. 1654, the “Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act,” which would streamline the permitting process for new surface water storage projects. The Chamber may consider including votes on, or in relation to, H.R. 1654 in our annual How They Voted scorecard.
Dear Mr. President,
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING TO: Dr. Jeffery MorrisActing Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7407M)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20460-0001
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING TO: Dr. Jeffery MorrisActing Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7407M)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20460-0001
TO: Ms. Sheila CanavanMail Code 7405MU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of Pollution Prevention and ToxicsWilliam Jefferson Clinton Building1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20460
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING TO: Dr. Jeffery MorrisActing Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7407M)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20460-0001
Business Community Pleased to See “Federal Land Grab” Reconsidered
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING TO: Mr. James JonesAssistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAttn: 7101M1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20460-0001
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Multi-Association Comments to EPA on Proposed Financial Responsibility Requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for the Hardrock Mining Industry
To: Barbara Foster and Michael Pease Program Implementation and Information Division Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Mail Code 5303P U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, Dc 20460