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2 months ago | 
uschamber.com | Lindsay Cates |Thaddeus Swanek |Matt Letourneau |Chuck Chaitovitz
Wildfires in Southern California, made worse by extreme drought and strong winds, have been burning across the Los Angeles County area since January 7 and continue to devastate the region. There are some estimates that the Los Angeles wildfires will cost upwards of $250 billion, which would make it the largest natural disaster in U.S. history. Disasters of this cost and scale are only becoming more frequent.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Matt Letourneau |Thaddeus Swanek |Ellasandra Walsh |Chuck Chaitovitz
December 09, 2024 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent the following coalition comments on the Addition of Certain PFAS to the TRI; Proposed Rule 89 Fed. Reg. 81776 (Oct. 8, 2024) to the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Matt Letourneau |Thaddeus Swanek |Ellasandra Walsh |Chuck Chaitovitz
December 03, 2024 SACRAMENTO, CA – Every $1 spent on climate resilience and preparedness saves the Sacramento area $10.80 in damages, cleanup costs, and economic impact, according to a new economic study by Allstate, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Matt Letourneau |Thaddeus Swanek |Ellasandra Walsh |Chuck Chaitovitz
December 03, 2024 A June 2024 report, The Preparedness Payoff: The Economic Benefits of Investing in Climate Resilience, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Allstate, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation showed that investments in resilience and preparedness can substantially reduce the economic costs associated with disasters.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Matt Letourneau |Thaddeus Swanek |Ellasandra Walsh |Chuck Chaitovitz
Download November 23, 2024 “Dear Secretary Mathur-Filipp: The undersigned organizations believe addressing plastic pollution is a top priority, and we support efforts to complete the UN global plastic pollution agreement during the upcoming INC-5 negotiations in Busan, South Korea. The North American business community appreciates the opportunity to collaborate with UNEP and the INC Secretariat to develop this legally binding international instrument.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Matt Letourneau |Thaddeus Swanek |Ellasandra Walsh |Chuck Chaitovitz
November 22, 2024 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has analyzed and cross-referenced the positions of member companies and trade associations from several key sectors on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to build consensus across the business community.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Matt Letourneau |Thaddeus Swanek |Ellasandra Walsh |Chuck Chaitovitz
September 30, 2024 "Dear Special Presidential Envoy Podesta and Chair Mallory: Our undersigned organizations agree that preventing plastic pollution in the environment is critical, and we strongly support efforts to create an ambitious UN global plastics pollution agreement.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Mityne Lewis |Thaddeus Swanek |Tom Quaadman |Chuck Chaitovitz
Managing Director of Communications and Media, U.S. Chamber of CommerceOctober 31, 2024 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will lead an official business delegation, certified by the Department of Commerce, to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Chuck Chaitovitz |Ellasandra Walsh |AnnMarie Highsmith |Lindsay Cates
Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, U.S. Chamber of CommerceSeptember 05, 2024 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent the following coalition letter to the EPA urging them to engage the business community regarding the development and implementation of the proposed ELG for the Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers sectors. "Our members support accelerating cleanup of PFAS in the environment based on the best available and peer reviewed science and risk management.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
uschamber.com | Chuck Chaitovitz |Ellasandra Walsh |AnnMarie Highsmith |Lindsay Cates
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce submitted the following comments to the EPA on the Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of HFCs Under the AIM Act in Variable Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning Subsector; Docket ID: EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0643. 89 Fed. Reg. 53373.
