Archives: News

Earth Day is April 22, and this year, it appears that organizers are sticking with last year’s theme: climate action. This is slightly unusual, because most often, annual observances have a theme that changes year to year to educate participants more thoroughly on different topic....

Infrastructure Congressional committees continue to draft the President’s American Jobs Plan, which would invest over $2 trillion in and expansive view of U.S. infrastructure needs. Key committees plan to complete drafting the bill by May. On April 6, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the Senate...

Congress left Washington for the 2-week spring recess after a busy work period and passing the massive COVID-19 relief bill. Both chambers have held numerous hearings and members have been reintroducing many of their legislative priorities, and plastics legislation remains a hot button issue. Plastics...

Congress left Washington for the two-week Spring recess after a busy work period and passing the massive COVID-19 relief bill. Both chambers have held numerous hearings and members have been reintroducing many of their legislative priorities. Meanwhile, Democrats’ have been forming their policies in preparation...

March 22 is World Water Day and it raises awareness for this worldwide issue. As Americans, most of us don’t think twice about clean water and sanitation. And whether we realize it or not, water means something important to all of us; it assures us...

Climate Change Earlier this month, we reported that the House Energy and Commerce Democrats leaders unveiled, the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, a climate bill that would have serious implications for the vinyl industry and other plastic manufacturers. The nearly...

On March 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, 220-211, the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” (H.R. 1319) as modified by the Senate. The sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package implemented President Joe Biden’s priority pandemic relief proposal that he released on January 14,...

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) reveals its Infrastructure Report Card, using a simple A to F school report card format to rate America’s current infrastructure conditions. This year, ASCE gave our country’s infrastructure the overall grade of a C-, which...