Major New U.S. Chemical Manufacturing Projects seen at Risk Under EPA Rules
ICIS news reports that billions of dollars’ worth of new chemical sector and other manufacturing projects may be in jeopardy because of federal pre-construction environmental requirements, industry officials told a U.S. House panel last Wednesday. The report, authored by ICIS writer Paul Hodges, who studies key influences shaping the chemical industry said that 8 in […]
No Energy Efficiency and No Keystone Pipeline Vote
U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday, May 12, forfeited an opportunity to force a Keystone XL pipeline vote by blocking energy efficiency bill.
Chemicals in Commerce Act Discussions Continue
A draft of the Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA) was discussed at length in a hearing. The proposed act is intended to reform the TSCA passed in 1976.
Reid shifts position on Keystone pipeline vote
In an abrupt election-year shift in strategy, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opened the possibility of allowing a vote on congressional approval of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline bill
Federal lawsuit challenges safety of railroad transport of toxic chemicals
Two train accidents, one resulting in 47 deaths, and both causing massive, fiery explosions, has put the railroad transportation of toxic chemicals under scrutiny.
