Press Releases and Statements
CCU Press Release: CHIPS Communities United urges Samsung to use CHIPS Act Dollars to Benefit Community
“Union workers know the difference between promises and a binding contract.” said Carl Kennebrew, president of the industrial division of the Communications Workers of America, IUE-CWA. “As it stands to receive billions of public dollars, Samsung should be willing to sign on the dotted line and commit to its stated values.”
April 15, 2024
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August 27, 2024
Community Groups Voice Concern over PFAS Discharges from GlobalFoundries Semiconductor Factory in Vermont
Newly analyzed data from GlobalFoundries in Vermont, revealed measurable levels of 17 different PFAS in wastewater. It is likely that other microchip factories release similar quantities, but Vermont is the only state that requires companies to report on PFAS in effluent.
August 9, 2024
Labor and Community Groups Criticize Environmental Review of CHIPS Act-Funded Projects
By issuing “findings of no significant impact” and failing to conduct full environmental impact statements on three projects with proposed CHIPS Act funding (TSMC’s Phoenix, Arizona facility; Intel’s Ocotillo factory in Chandler, Arizona; and Micron’s ID1 plant in Boise, Idaho), the Commerce Department is failing to document in sufficient detail the impacts of these large federal projects and missing an opportunity for environmental leadership. CCU has submitted public comment for each of these documents and calls for a full environmental review for each of the new projects to ensure the public understands the impacts.
August 8, 2024
Response to Draft Environmental Assessment for Micron's Boise ID1 Expansion
We do not believe that the draft Environmental Assessment adequately assesses the direct, indirect, or cumulative environmental impacts of the planned expansion of Micron’s Boise facility. It seems obvious that such a significant expansion, moving from research and development to high-volume manufacturing utilizing new production techniques, will have a significant environmental impact, and the environmental assessment bears this out, documenting significant increase in polluting air emissions, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic releases, environmental justice impacts, and socioeconomic impacts.