Environment and Sustainability

Businesses are invested in America’s communities, and a clean, healthy environment is critical for quality of life and economic strength in every community. Companies across industries have undertaken sustainability initiatives to improve their operations and reduce their environmental footprint, utilizing new technology and seeking efficiency.
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We promote voluntary, flexible—not one-size-fits-all or prescriptive—policy solutions that will unleash business innovation and economic and environmental progress. We also push for federal investments in research and development, infrastructure modernization, smart technologies, and export initiatives that support continued business leadership and sustainable growth.
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Latest Content
- This letter was sent to Congress on funding for water infrastructure priorities and programs
- This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Chamber's 2025 Water Policy Priorities.
- This Hill Letter was sent to Members of the House Transporation and Infrastructure Committee on the package of permitting reform legislation, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure for Today Act’’ or the ‘‘PERMIT Act.’’
- The summit focused on how innovation and sustainability drive economic growth. Investment certainty and infrastructure improvements, enabled by modernizing the federal permitting process, are critical to achieving those goals.
- Insights from Chuck Chaitovitz at Economist Impact’s Sustainability Week
- Business Proposal for Brazil-United States Cooperation in Critical Minerals
- U.S. Chamber statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to rein in abuse of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to stall infrastructure projects.
- Solutions should focus on predisaster mitigation, preparedness, and resilience.