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Right now, we’re battling the notion that a plastic-free future equates to an environmentally friendly one, but that’s simply not the case. Globally, we may have a plastic waste problem, but the solution to that is not ridding the Earth of plastic, it’s finding solutions...

Reconciliation Package The House Committees spent an intense couple of weeks unveiling and marking up the draft text for the $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better Act” budget reconciliation package (S. Con. Res. 14). The Budget Committee is now combining all the passed recommendations into one...

Congress is now entering the “September Sprint” as we approach the Labor Day holiday. While many members are still in their home states during August recess, there is plenty still happening on the Hill as Democrats confront significant hurdles to get must-passed legislation through its...

The dialogue on vinyl is too often one-sided, misinformed, and misleading, so we’re used to having to fight for its reputation. Last month, another troubling example was added to our docket when the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection...

As Americans, we’re all likely at least familiar with the Great Lakes of North America, bordering Canada, New York, Michigan and several other states. This vast basin of water holds 21 percent of the world’s fresh surface water, and what you may not realize is...

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....