New federal report advances sustainable chemistry

In December 2024, the Joe Biden administration released the Federal Sustainable Chemistry Strategic Plan . With the plan being made available to the public and relevant parties, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy hosted an event with several panels that featured participants from the American Chemical Society: Adelina Voutchkova, ACS director of sustainable development, and Rigoberto Hernandez, 2025 ACS president-elect. While the gathering was relatively low-key, the plan itself was highly anticipated. “The amount of work to be done will be dependent on how the plan is taken up by various sectors,” Voutchkova says. Years in the making This report is an expected follow-up of a National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) state-of-the-science document released in August 2023 : Sustainable Chemistry Report: Framing the Federal Landscape . That report “provides an analysis of gaps and opportunities for the federal government” in an effort to develop a comprehensive