US Chamber of Commerce Launches Initiative to Protect Essential Chemistry Amid Concerns Over Regulatory Approaches.

The US Chamber of Commerce has announced a new initiative, “Essential Chemistry for America,” aimed at protecting “forever chemicals” it deems critical. The initiative aims to educate policymakers and business leaders about the role of essential chemistry in virtually every aspect of our lives and advocate for sound, science and risk-based regulations and policies. The Chamber is concerned that overly broad regulatory approaches threaten access to modern fluorochemistries, and is taking action to ensure their availability. The group is the nation’s largest lobbying group, spending nearly $70 million in federal lobbying expenditures in 2023 on behalf of business interests.