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A Directory of Some Interest Groups and Governmental Organizations Concerned With National Environmental Policies
BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONSAlliance for Responsible CFC Policy2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 850 Executive Director: Kevin Faye Telephone: (703) 243-0344 Membership: The Alliance is a coalition of companies that produce chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); manufacture products that use these chemicals; or whose services rely on these chemicals. Programs and Resources: The Alliance monitors and advocates industry's position in regard to the implementation of rules, reports, and guidance pertaining to the national phaseout of CFCs; CFC and HCFC recovery, recycling, and reclamation; emissions reduction; labeling; nonessential uses; a safe alternatives policy; and global warming. The Alliance also closely monitors the State and local activity regarding the issue of ozone protection for its members. The Alliance works with the Administration, Congress, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that the U.S. policy to accelerate the phaseout of CFCs and HCFCs is consistent with the processes of the Montreal Protocol, as the United Nations Environment Programme continues to assess the impact of an accelerated global phaseout of CFCs and HCFCs. The Alliance works to ensure that the policies at the State and local level are consistent with the Federal and international regulatory framework. At the State and local level, the Alliance coordinates the response of industry, testifies at public hearings, submits written testimony, educates legislators and their staff, and if necessary, hires local representation. Educational Outreach: The Alliance sponsors the annual International Conference on CFC and Halon Alternatives. The most recent conference attracted over 1400 attendees from 35 countries. The Alliance also sponsors regional conferences to assist in making the transition from CFCs. Selected Publications: The Alliance publishes four periodic newsletters detailing enacted State laws, enacted local ordinances, proposed State laws and regulatory activity, and proposed local ordinances. American Farm Bureau Federation600 Maryland Ave., S.W., #800 Executive Director: John C. Datt Telephone: (202) 484-3600 Membership: Members of AFBF are farming families affiliated with one of the State farm bureaus or the farm bureau of Puerto Rico. Programs and Resources: AFBF promotes the economic, social, and educational programs of its members. It conducts research and maintains a library. Educational Outreach: AFBF has a speaker's bureau and sponsors specialized educational opportunities. An annual meeting of members is held. Selected Publications:
American Gas Association1515 Wilson Blvd. President: Michael Baly III Telephone: (703) 841-8400 Regional Offices: AGA has two laboratories, one in Cleveland, OH; the other in Los Angeles, CA. The Ohio lab is devoted to the development and testing of gas appliances. Membership: Members of AGA are individuals, American, Canadian, and Mexican natural gas distributors and transporters, other foreign gas companies, and several non-gas organizations. Programs and Resources: AGA develops operating strategies and operates the AGA GASNET industry news service for its members. AGA established the Gas Appliance Improvement Network (GAIN) with the Gas Manufacturers Association to facilitate research and development of gas-fueled appliances. AGA seeks to promote natural gas and related products as superior energy sources to petroleum and coal; thus AGA supports the development and use of alternative motor vehicles and compatible clean-burning fuels and natural gas co-firing rather than implementation of stack scrubbers to reduce emissions from coal plants. AGA testified frequently at the Clean Air Act reauthorization hearings, voicing general support for many of the amendments. Educational Outreach: AGA provides information on all aspects of gas transmission and distribution, offering both a library of 20,000 holdings and a collection of pertinent national and regional studies. Selected Publications:
American Mining Congress1920 N St., N.W., Suite 300 President: John A. Knebel Telephone: (202) 861-2800 Membership: Members of AMC consist of corporations involved in the development and extraction of minerals (such as gold, copper, lead and zinc, silver, iron ore, molybdenum, sulfur, uranium and phosphate, and coal). AMC encompasses (1) producers of most of America's metals, coal, and industrial and agricultural minerals; (2) manufacturers of mining and mineral processing machinery, equipment and supplies; and (3) engineering and consulting firms and financial institutions that serve the mining industry. Programs and Resources: AMC works for constructive policies that will best enable the mining industry to serve the needs of the Nation. As a spokesman for the industry, the Mining Congress advocates measures that will promote the development of mineral resources that affect the Nation's security and the material well-being of its people. Specific areas of recent and continuing concern are governmental overregulation, taxation, environmental quality, utilization of public lands, product liability, trade, and safety and health. According to AMC, it is dedicated to promoting policies that ensure the continued economic viability of the nation's mining and mineral processing industry in an environmentally sound and safe manner. AMC supports attempts to improve mining practices and equipment. AMC was very active in legislative activities involving the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, has been and will continue to be very active in the reauthorization of the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Superfund. Educational Outreach: AMC is a clearinghouse for information and a coordinator for action on behalf of the mining industry. It keeps its members informed on matters pending in Congress, the Executive Branch, and independent agencies. It marshalls the cooperative endeavors of mine operators and equipment manufacturers at its conventions and expositions to promote continuing modernization of mine operations and equipment to enhance safety, health, efficiency, and product quality. Selected Publications:
American Petroleum Institute1220 L St., N.W. President: Charles J. DiBona Telephone: (202) 682-8000 Membership: Members of API consist of corporations involved in the petroleum and allied products industries, such as producers, refiners, marketers, and transporters of crude oil, lubricating oil, gasoline, and natural gas. Programs and Resources: The purpose of API is to promote the interests of the petroleum industry in both the public and private sectors. For its members, API conducts research and supplies information on petroleum issues through a number of industry journals and reports. API also sets performance level standards for equipment and petroleum products that are internationally recognized. According to API, in its government relations, it desires to maintain cooperation between the government and industry in national matters, and to promote the domestic and foreign trade of petroleum products. API states that it is dedicated to forming public energy policies that promote environmentally sound use of natural resources while maintaining economic growth, product quality, and health and safety standards. API has been involved with legislation and regulation regarding energy taxes, alternative fuels, clean air, groundwater (wetlands), solid and hazardous wastes (including Superfund), energy conservation, and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Educational Outreach: API offers the Central Abstracting and Indexing Service (CAIS), an online index of abstracts of technical and industry literature. Selected Publications:
American Trucking Associations430 1st St., S.E. President: Thomas J. Donohue Telephone: (202) 644-6245 Membership: Members of ATA include individual trucking companies, State trucking associations and national conferences of trucking companies, individuals, and trucking supplier members. Programs and Resources: on the Federal, State, and local levels, ATA voices the concerns of the trucking industry, particularly in reference to mandatory alternative vehicle fuels, emissions standards, and highway and fuel taxation. ATA testified numerous times during the Clean Air Act reauthorization process and spoke out strongly against increases in fuel taxes. Educational Outreach: The organization states that the America's Road Team is ATA's public education campaign. Representatives speak to the media, civic groups, driver education classes, and truck driver trainees on the "industry's commitment to safety". ATA operates numerous informational and advisory programs, including the Motor Carrier Advisory Service, a guide to Federal and State regulations concerning transportation industries. The Information Center offers 20,000 reference holdings. ATA also provides members with quarterly financial and operating statistics analysis as well as accounting services. ATA funds highway and industry research projects, compiling the resulting statistics and findings in reports for members. Selected Publications: ATA prepares an annual catalog of its reports, bulletins, and other non-periodical material.
Chamber of Commerce of the United States1615 H St., N.W. President: Richard L. Lesher Telephone: (202) 463-5533 Membership: Members of the Chamber comprise approximately 215,000 business members, 3,000 State and local chambers of commerce and 1,200 trade and professional associations. The members include large multinational corporations, small business, trade, and professional associations, local and State chambers of commerce. They represent all business sectors. Programs and Resources: Annual "Regional Forums" have set environmental protection as one of the top legislative priorities. Programs related to the environment are handled by the Chamber's Resources Policy department. The department consists of various staff specialists who serve as coordinators and liaisons, representing the interests and needs of the members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Under the umbrella of Resources Policy are several policy committees: Food and Agriculture, Environment, Small Business Council, Energy and Natural Resources. The committees focus groups on developing lobbying strategies for the interest of Chamber members as a whole. Ad hoc working groups are formed and convene meetings regularly to monitor legislation. Coalitions are formed with other groups when appropriate. Educational Outreach: Some departments conduct summer institutes and video conferences on a number of issues of interest to members. Other departments also publish and distribute "How to..." booklets on a variety of subjects related to business. Selected Publications: Call (202) 463-5532 for availability.
Chemical Manufacturers Association2501 M St., N.W. President: Frederick L. Webber Telephone: (202) 887-1100 Membership: Members of CMA are American and Canadian chemical manufacturing companies. CMA reports that its members comprise 90 percent of the basic industrial chemical capacity in the United States. Programs and Resources: CMA conducts research programs, technical symposia, and specialized committee projects in the diverse field of chemical manufacturing. CHEMSTAR, the Chemical Self-Funded Technical Advisory and Research Division, is composed of 50 panels on specific chemicals and several Business Councils. The panels perform research focused on and advocate the concerns of companies that use or produce the selected chemicals. The Councils allow companies to discuss and develop more efficient operating strategies. In 1988 the board of CMA adopted an initiative to improve the management of chemicals. The initiative is called "Responsible Care: A Public Commitment". The initiative commits member companies to manage their businesses according to 10 principles that respond to public concerns about the impact of chemicals on health, safety, and environmental quality. Participation in Responsible Care is an obligation of CMA membership. The public is involved in shaping the initiative through a Public Advisory Panel. TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) is a nationwide community outreach program addressing community concerns about the transportation of hazardous materials through the development of emergency response plans. CAER (Community Awareness and Emergency Response) helps communities to develop plans for responding to accidents at local facilities that manufacture, store, or use hazardous chemicals. Educational Outreach: CMA operates the Chemical Emergency Center (CHEMTREC) for guidance to services on handling emergencies involving chemicals and operates the Chemical Referral Center which offers health and safety information about chemicals to the public. CMA has a lending library of audiovisual training programs for emergency response personnel. CMA bestows annual awards to high school and college chemistry teachers. Selected Publications:
Edison Electric Institute701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. President: Thomas R. Kuhn Telephone: (202) 508-5000 Membership: EEI is an association of investor-owned electrical utility companies throughout the United States with 26 affiliates in North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Far East. Programs and Resources: The mission of EEI is "to lead, represent, and serve the investor-owned electric utility industry". EEI operates an extensive committee system that links utility experts with industry counterparts who compile, evaluate and share information. This active network of some 4,900 individuals working in 100 EEI committees represents the entire range of industry functions. EEI operates the Electricity Futures Project. The Project assesses the forces affecting America's economy and electricity's role in promoting growth and forecasts electricity demand and overall energy consumption. EEI tracks and comments on a wide range of Federal legislation. In 1992, EEI claimed an interest in the Energy Policy Act and in bills concerning global climate change, reauthorization of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), reauthorization of the Clean Water Act, nuclear power taxes, energy efficiency, renewables, hydropower, and a wide range of issues affecting electric utilities and their customers. Educational Outreach: EEI operates databases, provides environmental, financial, and regulatory information to the electricity industry, compiles industry statistics, analyzes legal issues, and provides a general reference service for the electricity industry. Selected Publications:
Hazardous Waste Treatment Council915 15th St., N.W. Executive Director: Richard C. Fortuna Telephone: (202) 783-0870 Membership: Members of the Council are waste management firms, equipment manufacturers, and remedial response companies who are dedicated to the use of alternative or high-technology solutions to the problems of hazardous waste management (technologies such as incineration, chemical stabilization, oil re-refining and metals recovery). Programs and Resources: The Council's goal is to support and develop policies that prevent hazardous waste mismanagement and to ensure permanent cleanup of contaminated sites. The Council often works closely with State officials and environmental groups, provides technical assistance to generators of hazardous waste, develops legislation and comments on proposed regulations, and conducts research. Educational Outreach: HWC issues reports and public education pieces. The Council has written several reports on a wide range of industry concerns. Many of these reports have been written in conjunction with environmental organizations. Selected Publications:
Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association1707 L St., N.W., Suite 570 Executive Director: Bruce L. Bertelsen Telephone: (202) 296-4797 Membership: Members of MECA are leading manufacturers of a variety of emission control equipment for: 1) automobiles, trucks, and buses; 2) off-road vehicles; and 3) stationary sources. For on- and off-road motor vehicles, members of MECA include manufacturers of catalysts, substrates, mounting sleeves, converter housings and pipes, as well as diesel particulate filter systems and evaporative emission controls. For stationary sources, members of MECA manufacture catalytic controls for gaseous emissions and filters for particulate control. Programs and Resources: MECA maintains close contact with technical experts and policy planners at the Environmental Protection Agency and Federal, State, and local government agencies concerned with environmental issues and regulations. It represents its membership before the Federal government and monitors congressional actions that affect industry. MECA undertakes special studies on issues of major importance to the industry. Educational Outreach: MECA provides technical information on air pollution control technology for mobile and stationary sources. It keeps members informed of congressional actions that affect the industry. MECA also answers requests for technical and industry information from congressional committees involved in environmental and related legislation and the news media. Selected Publications:
National Agricultural Chemicals Association1155 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 President: Jay J. Vroom Telephone: (202) 296-1585 Membership: The members of NACA are companies that produce, sell, and distribute crop protection chemicals registered for use in the United States by the Environmental Protection Agency. Programs and Resources: The National Agricultural Chemicals Association (NACA) is the not-for-profit trade association of the agricultural crop protection and pest control industry. NACA serves as a central source of information about herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and other products that help farmers to produce a safer and more abundant food supply. Current programs include the Consumer Information Program (CIP) and the Alliance for a Clean Rural Environment. Educational Outreach: NACA states that its primary purpose is to provide accurate information about crop protection chemicals and to increase public understanding in the production of abundant, affordable, and healthy food and fiber. Selected Publications:
National Association of Manufacturers1331 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 1500 N President: Jerry Jasinowski Telephone: (202) 637-3000 Membership: Members of NAM are manufacturers and related companies. NAM is affiliated with 150 local and State trade associations of manufacturers through the National Industrial Council and 110 manufacturing trade associations. Programs and Resources: NAM represents the industry's views on national and international problems to government. NAM has an interest in issues such as global climate change, environmental taxes, and air pollution prevention. NAM is concerned that many environmental standards may decrease industrial efficiency and the volume of production due to compliance costs. NAM maintains public affairs and public relations programs and reviews current and proposed legislation affecting the manufacturing industry. NAM also has numerous policy groups: Government Regulation and Competition, Industrial Relations, International Economic Affairs, Resources and Technology, and Taxation and Fiscal Policy. Educational Outreach: NAM operates NAMNET, an informational database on issues affecting the manufacturing industry. Selected Publications:
National Association of Water Companies1725 K St., N.W., Suite 1212 Executive Director: James B. Groff Telephone: (202) 833-8383 Membership: Members of the association are privately owned and investor-owned water companies. Associate members are individuals with an engineering, scientific, or other professional interest in the association. Programs and Resources: NAWC conducts research, compiles statistics, and monitors economic, legal, and political issues of interest to its members. NAWC also helps its members serve the public and acts a liaison to governmental agencies that regulate the industry. Educational Outreach: The association conducts seminars and holds an annual conference each autumn and holds two conferences on customer service, on the east and west coast. The association awards two annual scholarships to encourage students to pursue a field related to the water industry. Selected Publications:
National Coal Association1130 17th St., N.W. President: Richard L. Lawson Telephone: (202) 463-2625 Membership: Members of NCA are companies that comprise "the coal industry", including producers, suppliers, transporters, and equipment manufacturers, and companies that supply other forms of energy. Programs and Resources: NCA states that its chief concern is proving that coal is a reliable, reasonably-priced domestic source of energy that does not irreparably damage the environment. NCA uses a computerized congressional contact director, the Coal Legislative Action Network (CLAN), to communicate the interests of the coal industry more effectively to Members of Congress. NCA reports that its programs help members to function more productively in every aspect of the industry. NCA advocates the positions of the coal industry to Federal agencies and Congress; NCA's political action committee, COALPAC, backs Federal candidates who support coal development within responsible energy and environmental policies. NCA also collects statistics, drafts forecasts, conducts research, holds conferences, and tracks legislation. Educational Outreach: Members receive free industry-related publications and can access reports, comparative studies, and other such materials. Selected Publications: NCA publishes 17 industry periodicals, each specifically geared to a particular aspect of the industry.
National Forest Products Association1250 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 200 President: Barry Cullen Telephone: (202) 463-2700 Membership: Members are industrial groups and businesses involved in the growing of timber and the manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and use of wood products. Programs and Resources: NFPA represents the forest industries in policy debates on national issues. It also serves as an information resource for statistics related to forests and forest industries and for design specifications for wood construction. Educational Outreach: The Association produces various publications and sponsors a meeting each fall and spring. Selected Publications:
National Solid Wastes Management Association1730 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Suite 1000 Executive Director: Eugene Wingerter Telephone: (202) 659-4613 Regional Offices: 3 regional offices (Boston, Chicago, and Atlanta), 6 State chapter offices (Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland/Delaware, and Virginia), and one foreign chapter office (Ontario). Membership: Members include private-sector solid, hazardous, and biomedical waste management companies including haulers, recyclers, landfill owners and operators, waste combustion plant owners and operators, waste equipment manufacturers and distributors, remedial contractors, contract sweepers, and professional services (engineers and consultants). Programs and Resources: NSWMA represents private sector waste service companies working cooperatively in State and Federal government affairs. NSWMA states that it advocates an integrated, environmentally sound approach to solid waste management, involving source reduction, recycling, resource recovery (waste-to-energy), and landfills. NSWMA conducts research and generates data on such topics as integrated waste management, landfill capacity, recycling, interstate movement of waste, and hazardous waste treatment and regulations. Educational Outreach: NSWMA provides education and training, and public communications and information. The association sponsors WasteExpo, the largest conference and exposition in the industry. Selected Publications:
Public Lands Council1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 300 Executive Director: William G. Myers III Telephone: (202) 347-5355 Membership: Members of PLC are sheep and cattle ranchers who are licensed to graze livestock on Federal lands. Programs and Resources: PLC represents its members before the U.S. Congress and the Administration. It also conducts research and maintains a library and database. Educational Outreach: PLC keeps its members informed through publications and conducts specialized education programs. Meetings are held annually. Selected Publications: PLC currently does not publish any periodicals
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