EPA Visitor Logs Reveal Parade of Plastics and Chemical Companies Prior to Agency Proposed Rollbacks
Official U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visitor logs reviewed by Beyond Plastics show that 16 representatives of the plastics and fossil fuel industries — from such companies as ExxonMobil, Dow, LyondellBasell, and SABIC, as well as three representatives from the Plastics Industry Association — visited EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., over a two-day period on February 10 and 11, 2026. The visits come as the Trump administration has moved to weaken federal environmental rules, raising questions about corporate access to — and influence over — the nation's top environmental regulator.
ICYMI: New NY Focus Story Shows Chemical Industry Spending Big Against Packaging Reduction Legislation, As Bill Gains Momentum
This morning, NY Focus published a new story digging into the massive spending and lobbying against the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (S1464 Harckham/A1749 Glick). According to the story, “the bill was Albany’s most lobbied-on outside of the budget.” The American Chemistry Council spent $930,000 against the bill in 2024, and has already spent $797,000 this year.
Beyond Plastics’ Response to the American Chemistry Council’s Poll of NYS Voters’ Views on So-Called “Advanced Recycling”
Beyond Plastics’ response to the American Chemistry Council’s release of its poll of New York State voters’ views on so-called “advanced recycling”.