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SPI Partners with UMass Lowell for Plastics Recycling and Sustainability Lab

SPI Partners with UMass Lowell for Plastics Recycling and Sustainability Lab

Generous donations enable university to offer world-class education in plastics, technology and recycling.

SEIA Announces Support for ‘New Energy for America Act’

SEIA Announces Support for ‘New Energy for America Act’

Today, the U.S. solar industry is pumping $18B a year into our economy and creating tens of thousands of new jobs,” said Rhone Resch.

Finacity Receives Presidential Award for Export Service At a Ceremony in Washington, DC

Finacity Receives Presidential Award for Export Service At a Ceremony in Washington, DC

President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making a significant contribution to expansion of U.S. exports.

Reshoring

Reshoring Initiative Data Report Emphasizes Positive Job Trends

Organization committed to helping manufacturers recognize the profit potential of utilizing local sourcing and production reports good news.

SEIA Applauds Signing of Major Solar Legislation in Georgia

SEIA Applauds Signing of Major Solar Legislation in Georgia

The Solar Power Free Market Financing Act is considered an important victory for property rights supporters as well as solar advocates.

Manufacturing

April 2015 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business

New orders and production growing, employment and inventories contracting, supplier deliveries slowing.

SPI Kicked Off Earth Day with Plan to Adopt-A-Block

SPI Kicked Off Earth Day with Plan to Adopt-A-Block

The Plastics Industry Trade Association's commitment to achieve a litter-free environment shown in Washington DC’s Clean City Initiative.

NEI Pleased by House Appropriators’ Strong Support for Nuclear Energy

NEI Pleased by House Appropriators’ Strong Support for Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy programs would receive $936M in fiscal 2016 under a $35B energy and water spending bill approved by Appropriations Committee.

Solar Energy

New Report Shows Growth of Clean Solar Energy Benefitting Environment

SEIA marked this year’s Earth Day every 2.5 minutes of every hour of the day as a new solar installation was completed in America.

New Skills

POW! Program Announced Advance Water Entrepreneurship

National competition launched to support entrepreneurship & economic development while fostering sustainability efforts in the field of water.