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The White House announced its plan and priorities for revamping permitting reform legislation but received mixed reactions from Capitol Hill, indicating the challenge of reconciling differences in Congress. White House senior adviser John Podesta promoted the administration’s vision, which primarily focuses on directing Congress to...

Here is a look at the latest happenings on Capitol Hill: U.S. Senate EPW Committee Begins Debate on Permit Bill After House Approves its Proposal Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) during an April 26 business meeting expressed interest in...

Once again, Beyond Plastics has pushed out another report chock-full of false claims, misinformation, and fearmongering regarding PVC. This time they focused on PVC pipe – a product with a decades-long track record of proven safety and efficacy in delivering clean drinking water to the...

The VI’s VP of Government Affairs, Kevin Koonce, attended a Farm Bill field hearing hosted by U.S. Congressman Marc Molinaro (NY-19), in Binghamton, New York.  The field hearing was an opportunity for county leaders, farmers, and residents to come together to voice their opinions on...

Senator Merkley Questions Regan About Plans for Developing Fuels from Plastic Waste On April 5, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan strongly supporting combating climate change and promoting environmental justice and equity, while raising concerns over...

The Senate voted 53-43 to repeal the Biden Administration’s controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Four Democrats and one independent joined Republicans in their efforts to overturn the rule. Although President Joe Biden is expected to veto the measure (H.J. Res. 27), the...

Following President Biden’s release of the White House’s FY2024 budget plan on March 9, administration officials will begin testifying on Capitol Hill this week to justify their agencies’ proposed budgets. The administration’s $6.9 trillion FY 2024 budget request, which is essentially a wish list and...

With the 118th Congress in full swing, the usual plethora of recycling and plastics bills are expected to be reintroduced, but a new bill more favorable to industry provides an “alternative framework” to the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act that could be introduced soon....