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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has honored EFC Gases & Advanced Materials with a 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award, recognizing the company’s innovative approach to environmental protection. EFC’s Neon Gas Recycling System, capturing and recycling spent neon gas typically vented during semiconductor manufacturing, has earned praise for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and conserving resources. The award highlights EFC’s dedication to sustainable practices and showcases the company as an industry leader in environmental stewardship.

The Biden administration has reached a preliminary agreement with Micron Technology, the latest in a series of investments through the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. The agreement includes up to $6.1 billion in federal funding to support the construction of two manufacturing hubs in New York and Idaho. The investment is expected to result in an investment by Micron of up to $125 billion over the next two decades, creating more than 70,000 jobs. This latest agreement underscores the Biden administration’s efforts to bolster domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.

President Joe Biden has formally announced that Micron Technology will receive $6.1 billion in federal funding for its $100 billion microchip plant in Central New York. This funding is part of the 2022 CHIPS Act, which Biden promoted as a way to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to America. Micron is the fourth big chipmaker to get CHIPS money to build leading edge chips in the U.S.

Micron Technology plans to build a semiconductor manufacturing complex in Clay, New York, with operations commencing in 2029. While the project promises economic development and job creation, environmental activists express concerns over the potential release of toxic chemicals, particularly those known as PFAS, into local waterways via wastewater discharge. Despite Micron’s pledge to comply with environmental regulations and invest in treatment systems, uncertainties remain due to the secretive nature of the semiconductor industry and the limited knowledge and regulations surrounding PFAS. The Onondaga County Water Environmental Protection Department will oversee Micron’s wastewater discharge, but current regulations and testing methods are inadequate to fully address PFAS contamination. The federal government is pushing for the development of PFAS alternatives and improved wastewater treatment technologies, but the process could take years or decades.