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U.S. Chamber Global Energy Institute Vice President of Environment and Regulatory Affairs Chad Whiteman issued the following statement today applauding EPA's final rule on National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter: “We commend EPA for its efforts to advance a timely review of

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States in 2019 was the most energy secure it has been since 1970 according to data in the 2020 edition of the annual Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute. Covering 1970 to 2019, and including a forecast

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will serve as an official partner for the American Conservation Coalition Campus “Electric Election 2020 Roadtrip” to highlight the role of market-based innovation and corporate stewardship in delivering solutions to climate and environmental

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marty Durbin, president of the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement regarding an agreement announced today to allow legislation to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) to proceed: “The U.S. Chamber applauds the Senate agreement to phase down

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with eight other associations, has taken steps to intervene in litigation seeking to roll back recently enacted reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Earlier this summer, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Audubon Society, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the United States Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement today about the Great American Outdoors Act becoming law: “The president’s signature on the Great American Outdoors Act represents an important bipartisan

Marty Durbin, President of the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute, today issued the following statement following the House of Representative’s passage of the Great American Outdoors Act: "It is encouraging in this era of partisan gridlock to see bipartisan legislation move through Congress so

Heath Knakmuhs, Vice President and Policy Counsel at the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute, made the following statement following action by the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) to finalize reforms to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA): “We applaud FERC’s action today

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue issued the following statement today applauding updates from the White House Council on Environmental Quality that modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a vital federal environmental law that has not seen major updates

Marty Durbin, President of the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement today regarding the Administration’s latest review of National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone: “While we will review the proposal in detail over the coming weeks, we commend EPA’s timely