The following is a newsletter from the Office of Advocacy for August-September 2011. The key topics discussed in the newsletter are:

• Advocacy’s conference to examine the capital crunch
• Chief Counsel’s listening tour
• Progress on a number of EPA regulations.

In This Issue

• Conference to Examine the Capital Crunch
• Advocacy Interns Head Back to School

Message from the Chief Counsel

• Ingenuity on Display in Listening Tour

Research Notes

• Second Quarter Economic Update

Regulatory News

• EPA Withdraws Stormwater Regulations
• SBAR Panels Under Way
• Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Utility MACT
• EPA Lead Rule

Regional Updates

• Business Roundtable in Newark