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Water is an essential component of living a healthy life. Sure – on the surface we need to consume water to live. But the impact water has on a person’s life is actually much greater; there’s more at stake than just a person’s health when...

In 2016, there were fewer than 300,000 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in the U.S. But by 2020, that number had to more than 1.8 million; and that number is even far greater in Europe and China. By 2030, McKinsey estimates approximately 120 million EVs could...

Infrastructure On Aug. 10, the Senate voted, 69-30, to pass the bipartisan infrastructure package, titled the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which would provide $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges, broadband, water infrastructure, and energy infrastructure. As previously reported, the legislation (H.R....

Sustainability is good for business – in more ways than one. For one thing, companies are increasingly expected to be participating and initiating sustainability initiatives – for the simple reason that it’s the right thing to do for everyone involved. And done right, sustainable practices...

Water is essential to life. As Americans, many of us probably don’t think twice about the water coming out of our taps. At times we may be inconvenienced by a boil water advisory when there’s a water main break. Or some of us may prefer...

House FY22 Appropriations The House voted, 219-208, to approve an FY22 appropriations bill that includes funding for the $11.4 billion for the Interior-Environment (H.R. 4372) and Energy-Water (H.R. 4549) FY22 spending bills on July 29, as part of the $620 billion seven-bill “minibus” package.  As...

The White House and bipartisan Senate infrastructure negotiators on July 28 broke a nearly month-long logjam announcing an infrastructure agreement and successfully passing a Senate procedural “test” vote advancing the $1 trillion package to the Senate floor for debate. By Aug. 1, negotiators unveiled the...

To download this information in a PDF one-pager, click here.  PVC is recyclable and recycled In 2019, more than 1.1 billion pounds of PVC was recycled in the US and Canada. Testing has shown that PVC can be recycled up to seven times without losing...