Legislation & Regulations

The Presidential Plastics Action Plan urges president-elect Joe Biden to take eight key executive actions to solve the plastic pollution crisis. The demands are mostly wrongheaded and would engender numerous unintended consequences.

US reshoring is outpacing foreign-direct investment this year for the first time since 2014, according to the Reshoring Initiative.

The American Chemistry Council and its members applaud EPA’s National Recycling Goal to increase the US recycling rate to 50% by 2030.

The incoming Biden administration will differ from Trump on manufacturing — from reshoring incentives to stability in trade policy.

New Jersey officials allege that Solvay has ignored a mandate to rid the local environment of PFAS compounds and other pollutants used at its West Deptford plant. Solvay bought the plant from Arkema in 1990.

A Biden administration brings new priorities and policies that are seen as mostly favorable for the auto industry.

The notice did not mention recent reports calling Loop Industries’ advanced recycling technology a "fiction" as a reason for the termination, but it certainly didn’t inspire Coca-Cola’s confidence in the project.

The medical device manufacturer has settled to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to a South Dakota neurosurgeon to use its products.

On the day that Hindenburg Research released its report accusing Loop Industries of fraud, a class action lawsuit was filed against the advanced recycling technology company.