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The Vinyl Institute’s VP of government affairs, Kevin Koonce, has been awarded the designation of certified association executive by ASAE.

At Sustainable Brands 2016, companies talked about why purpose-driven is the new green & how to embed sustainability across your organization.

The US Supreme Court last week rejected an appeal from 20 states seeking to block an EPA rule to reduce mercury pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants.  In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA should have assessed costs and benefits before enacting...

On Wednesday President Obama signed into law The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.  The historic bill reforms the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) which established the nation’s chemical regulatory system. “We’d like to thank President Obama and the...

The Vinyl Institute and Vinyl Building Council joined 85 other organizations in calling on the Senate to bring S.2848, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 to the floor before July 15, when Congress breaks for summer recess.  The legislation provides strong support for...

A bill that would ban the sale of certain chemicals in children’s products has died in the New York legislature as Members adjourned for the rest of 2016.  VI and our coalition partners met earlier this year with members of the New York legislature to...

“[It] is with some consternation that I learned of the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) opposition to competitive bidding for water and sewer piping materials (Click here for AWWA legislative alert) which could save states and municipalities millions of dollars. This is the same anticompetitive...

After years of hard work and negotiation, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed by unanimous consent the bipartisan Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.  The bill, which now goes to the President for signature, reforms the 40 year-old Toxic Substances Control...