WASHINGTON, DC — Chris Jahn, president and CEO of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), explained how the group’s more than 150 manufacturers are “helping create a cleaner future” without being constrained by the government with their own set of environmental health and safety standards.
A Monday morning political event title According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, Jahn was asked by Matthew Boyle, Breitbart News’ Washington bureau chief, about how the chemical industry operates in an “environmentally friendly” manner.
“Firstly, it is the products we make that will help create a cleaner future, but it is also the way we make them that will also contribute to that,” said the industry leader.
The ACC has more than 150 manufacturers as members who produce a wide range of chemicals that Americans use in their daily lives, with Jahn asserting that “American success relies on American chemistry.”
Examples of environmentally friendly products offered by member groups include hydrogen and nuclear power, he said.
“Believe it or not, [it] it takes chemistry to do that. Thus, the products manufactured by our members enable all these clean technologies. At the same time, the way our members manufacture has also improved over time,” he continued.
Each ACC member must comply with the industry group’s “Responsible Care” program, which requires a “third-party audit of our safety, health and environmental protocols,” Jahn explained:
So we have a program that we call Responsible Care. Our members are required to comply with this program, and it is a third-party audit of our environmental health, safety and security protocols. And what we do is collect their metrics, their performance on these topics. We’re bundling this and disclosing it publicly – not because someone in government is forcing us to, but because it’s the right thing to do. And I can sit here and tell you that our industry is cleaner and safer than it has ever been.
The ACC still operates within government regulations, with Jahn saying the current EPA under the Trump administration is working more quickly than the Biden administration’s EPA to approve chemicals that would safely benefit the public.
“This is not your grandfather’s chemical industry, and we’re going to continue to get better as we move forward,” Jahn told the crowd gathered in Washington, DC. “How we do it is really important, and what we do is just as important. »
Olivia Rondeau is a political reporter for Breitbart News based in Washington, DC. Find it on X/Twitter And Instagram.
