Everyone believes clean air is important. Thanks to technological advances and years of cooperation among businesses, states and the federal government, America’s air is cleaner than ever—1.6 times cleaner than Europe. And thanks in part to investments in the clean energy transition, air quality

The U.S. private sector is making critical investments necessary to enable a lower carbon future. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the energy and climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act are also providing valuable market signals for these

There are increasing pressures from all levels of government to address the growing challenges faced by communities due to contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The need for accelerated clean-up based on science and risk is clear and widely supported by industry and other

This Earth Day, let’s take a moment to focus on an often overlooked but vitally important topic: resilience. Did you know: The costs of natural disasters have been increasing, including $360 billion in damage and losses in 2022. These climate impacts require policies and practical solutions to help

The 11th edition of our annual Electricity Price Map shares some bad news for consumers and businesses: electricity rates rose by unprecedented amounts in 2022. In 2022, an overall average national increase of 1.39 cents per kilowatt hour (cents/kWh) amounted to a 12.52% nationwide increase in

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and our coalition of companies and trade associations support accelerating clean-up on PFAS pollution in the communities in which we operate. Reducing the potential for exposures that threaten human health and the environment is among our top priorities. This aside, we

On March 22, the world celebrated World Water Day. This day was an appropriate backdrop for the first United Nations Water Conference in more than four decades, and it was a fitting lead up to the release of our first ever Small and Disadvantaged Community Water Roadmap, in partnership with Veolia

After the global pandemic prevented in person get-togethers and made travel difficult for the last few years, it is perhaps no surprise that events like New York’s Climate Week and the Global Clean Energy Ministerial in Pittsburgh, PA were well attended last week. But what really set things apart