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Kenneth Wagner, Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Regional and State Affairs at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be speaking at Vinyl360 on Thursday, November 9th, 2017.

The Vinyl Institute would like to extend a big THANK YOU to our members and everyone involved for your tremendous efforts in making the 2017 Congressional Fly-in such a success.  We’ve already received tons of positive feedback from our attendees and it wouldn’t have been...

The Environmental Protection Agency has published final rules establishing a strategy to evaluate and regulate chemicals in commerce as required under the updated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).  TSCA was amended last year through passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century...

The EPA has announced it will delay implementation of an Obama-era rule that would make significant changes to the Risk Management Plans (RMP) required at certain chemical facilities. “We are seeking additional time to review the program, so that we can fully evaluate the public...

The EPA has announced it will delay implementation of an Obama-era rule that would make significant changes to the Risk Management Plans (RMP) required at certain chemical facilities. “We are seeking additional time to review the program, so that we can fully evaluate the public...

The Environmental Protection Agency has published final rules establishing a strategy to evaluate and regulate chemicals in commerce as required under the updated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).  TSCA was amended last year through passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century...

At the 2017 Vinyl Industry Congressional Fly-in on May 17, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross addressed our attendees where he discussed the Trump administration’s commitment to growing the economy and creating more certainty for business and industry leaders.  Secretary Ross addressed growing concerns over...

VI and a number industry stakeholders have sent a letter to President Trump requesting he nominate Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Thune’s senior professional staff member Patrick Fuchs to the Surface Transportation Board (STB).  The Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 requires a number of...