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Members of the House and Senate have left Washington to devote themselves to campaigning and will not return until after the November 8 elections. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had originally scheduled a mid-October session to allow for consideration of the National Defense Authorization...

This past week the Vinyl Institute hosted a webinar entitled Vinyl Supply Chain Solutions: The Short and Long-term Economic impacts of Supply Chain Disruptions. This webinar featured the chief economist at the National Association of Manufacturers, Chad Moutray, and Senior Director of Research for the...

PVC, or vinyl, is one of the most widely used plastics in the world. Its durability, cost-effectiveness, and availability make it a popular choice. While vinyl’s popularity is high, more people are starting to focus on the recyclability of its products. With over 1.1 billion pounds...

EPA Denies TSCA Petition Seeking to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas Contributors  On Sept. 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register denying environmentalists’ petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to regulate and phase out fossil...

The Senate is back in session this week with the House returning next week. The top priority is ensuring must-pass legislation due by the end of the month is agreed to by congressional leaders in both chambers. Everything else will be postponed until the “lame...

This past week the Vinyl Institute partnered with the Water Well Trust (WWT) to provide safe drinking water to a local family in Wakefield, Virginia. The Schod family, a family of six, received a donated water well system which included well drilling, an HP pump...

Members of the House and Senate will return from recess after Labor Day on Sept. 6, less than a month before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. During the recess, the House returned to pass the “Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) if 2022”...

  The Bipartisan Policy Center, National Association of Counties, and the National League of Cities are hosting a virtual webinar series: “Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities: Implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.” A recent webinar in the series hosted a discussion with Karen Dettmer, Managing Director...