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EPA’s Benefit-Cost Proposal Will Improve Regulatory Process

On June 4, EPA moved a step closer to improving the Clean Air Act (CAA) rulemaking process with a proposal to enhance consistency and transparency in considering the benefits...

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No, Microplastics Are Not The “New Acid Rain.” Not Even Close.

ACC is committed to helping people better understand what we know, based on science, about microplastics and their potential effects on people’s health and the environment. Plastic waste in...

No Ignition, No Fire — Why Flame Retardants Are in Electronics

Do you know how many electronic devices you have in your home? Ten, twenty, thirty? From televisions, to smartphones, to computers and gaming systems, electronics are an everyday part...

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Congressionally Mandated Reports Call for Improvements to Worker Screening Program

Personnel surety is a key element to properly vetting people who are allowed to come onsite to a chemical facility, which is why ACC and our members were glad...

ACC Responds to Misleading PFAS Report

Today’s article in Environmental Science & Technology Letters makes several misleading claims about PFAS that need to be addressed. PFAS are a large and diverse universe of chemistries that...