The Environmental Affairs and Sustainability team promotes an enabling environment to ensure that the business community has the flexibility and policy tools it needs to succeed – for their shareholders, employees, customers and communities where they operate.
Companies are increasingly interested in the intersection between public policy and their own sustainability efforts. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's environment and sustainability policy capability promotes an enabling environment to ensure that the business community has the flexibility and policy tools it needs to succeed – for their shareholders, employees, customers and communities where they operate.
Based on the recent survey and discussions with members, the environment and sustainability policy service offerings include:
The policy agenda is focusing on climate and water issues.
For more information, contact Chuck Chaitovitz, vice president for Environmental Affairs and Sustainability at CChaitovitz@uschamber.com.
This Coalition letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on resilience provisions in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021.
Chuck Chaitovitz's testimony before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing on the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act Allocation Rule.
Marty Durbin, president of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement today regarding the publication of regulations to implement provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020:
The undersigned organizations support your recent decision to form the EPA Council on PFAS to develop a comprehensive agency approach to addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). We look forward to working with you and the Council on decisions that protect human health and the environment using high-quality scientific data, methods, and principles. Inherent in EPA’s application of high-quality science is that the agency recognizes the vast differences in physical, chemical, and biological properties within this broad class of chemistries.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, on the nomination of Radhika Fox to be Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Water.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, opposing an amendment expected to be offered by Sen. Rubio to S. 914, the "Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act," relating to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund allocation formula.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Request for Information regarding the agency’s overall approach to address climate action.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, opposing an amendment expected to be offered by Sen. Rubio to S. 914, the "Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act," relating to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund allocation formula.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture on S. 1251, the "Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021."
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Coalition Comments on Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) for Public Water Systems
Radhika FoxActing Assistant Administrator, Office of WaterU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyEPA Docket CenterMail Code 28221T1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20460 Dear Acting Assistant Administrator Fox: