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The Green New Deal has been getting a lot of buzz in DC lately.  But what is the GND and what does it mean for manufacturers?  Right now it’s just a resolution, but supporters are using it to raise awareness on climate change and inequality...

This week, VI’s President & CEO, Ned Monroe, and VP of Government Affairs, Kevin Koonce, met with Tim Pataki, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Public Liaison, to discuss the United State-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA).  This trilateral trade agreement is a big...

This week, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a new round of funding that provides up to $6 billion in credit assistance in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans in 2019. “Through WIFIA, we are addressing several of President Trump’s top priorities simultaneously: modernizing...

The Surface Transportation Board has announced a new public hearing for Wednesday, May 22, 2019, on railroad demurrage and accessorial charges.  The hearing is designed to address many of the concerns raised by rail shippers about access and rising costs. The announcement noted that “Railroads,...

Happy World Water Day! This year’s theme is “leave no one behind.” That’s because there are 2.1 billion people globally without safe water at home. Children in one in four primary schools have no drinking water service. While the data for the U.S. is considerably...

Domenic DeCaria, a chemical engineer with a strong business background, has joined the Vinyl Institute as technical director. In his new role, DeCaria will work on technical matters related to material science, recycling, sustainability, and other core vinyl industry issues. DeCaria joins the VI from...

The speaker list for this year’s vinyl industry fly-in got even better with the addition of two key industry insiders: Gerald Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Patrick Fuchs, vice chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). They join political...

VI has joined the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) in urging the U.S. Treasury Department to reverse a proposed rule that would make it more expensive to finance the purchase of equipment and machinery. In a recent blog post by NAM’s Senior Director, Tax Policy,...