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Legislative Update: Republicans and Democrats Remain far Apart on Environmental Justice and its Role in Plastics Manufacturing
June 22, 2023
On June 15, the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight held a hearing on “Impacts of Plastic Production and Disposal […]
VI Welcomes Ethan Thomas as its New Social Media and Content Development Manager
June 15, 2023
The VI welcomes Ethan Thomas as our new social media and content development manager. Ethan is a skilled communications professional with extensive experience in creating and implementing social media campaigns, […]
Legislative Update: Congress Passes Bipartisan Bill Averting Debt Default
June 8, 2023
President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA, H.R. 3746) on June 3, suspending the debt ceiling for another two years just two days before the U.S. Treasury said […]
U.N. is Actively Negotiating a Binding Global Agreement to End Plastic Waste
June 7, 2023
The United Nations concluded its second in a series of five meetings to develop a binding global agreement to end plastic waste late last week. During the negotiations, a well-organized […]
5 Takeaways from the Deep Decarbonization Roadmap for the U.S. PVC Industry Study
May 30, 2023
The U.S. vinyl industry is once again moving quicker than many other industries, by recently releasing a second roadmap on how we can decarbonize this important U.S. industry. The Vinyl […]
Legislative Update: Supreme Court Rules Against EPA on Clean Water Act
May 25, 2023
In another blow to the Administration, the Supreme Court made a 5-4 decision in the case of Sackett v. EPA to curtail EPA’s authority and narrowed the Clean Water Act […]
Critical Uses of PVC Applications Needed to Achieve the United Nations SDGs
May 22, 2023
The Vinyl Institute is taking a delegation to the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) meeting in Paris. This is the second in a series of meetings focused on developing […]
The U.S. PVC Industry is Focused on Accelerating Post-Consumer PVC Recycling
May 22, 2023
The United Nations is preparing for another Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) meeting in Paris, France, focused on developing a global agreement that eliminates plastic pollution. The Vinyl Institute is sending […]