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April 22, 2024
91制片厂 of America released today a new, first-of-its-kind, decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The 91制片厂 Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon鈥 Read More
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The construction industry added 9,000 jobs in April鈥攖he fewest since August 2022鈥攁s a downturn among residential remodelers and subcontractors undercut job gains at nonresidential construction firms, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of鈥 Read More
May 3, 2024
On April 18, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its final rule reducing exposure levels to respirable crystalline silica for all mines in the U.S. and is applicable to the contractors who work in these mines. MSHA jurisdiction is broad and includes construction work, and its鈥 Read More
May 3, 2024
With almost every state authorizing the recreational and/or medical use of marijuana or cannabidiol (CBD), employers nationwide face a maze of legal changes.
Recent marijuana laws include language that limits what employers can do with workplace drug testing. This is a trend that we see continuing鈥 Read More
May 3, 2024
Join us on June 5, 1PM 鈥 2PM EST for the next virtual quarterly town hall. The purpose of these meetings is to communicate key safety and health issues and challenges, as well as discuss enforcement, regulatory, and outreach activities at the national and local levels.
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May 3, 2024
The White House Council on Environmental Quality鈥檚 (CEQ) final rule, 鈥淣ational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2鈥 (published May 1), earned swift rebuke from the Congressional leaders behind the permitting reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA). 91制片厂鈥 Read More
May 2, 2024
On Friday, April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) once and for all denied a 2014 petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) to list discarded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 91制片厂 has鈥 Read More
May 2, 2024
Total construction spending dipped from February to March with declines in private nonresidential and residential projects that offset a rebound in public construction, according to an analysis of a new government report that the Associated General Contractors of America released today.鈥 Read More
May 1, 2024
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On Earth Day, 91制片厂 provided a sneak peek of a new document, The 91制片厂 Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting in the Construction Industry (Decarb Playbook), designed by contractors for contractors to help address greenhouse gas鈥 Read More
May 1, 2024
Newly final rule expected to trigger third-party lawsuits
Dismissing concerns about widespread liability for entities that may have interacted with certain 鈥渇orever chemicals," the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the designation of two of the most widely used per- and鈥 Read More
April 30, 2024
On Apr. 22, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a new rule requiring federal agencies to procure 鈥渟ustainable products and services鈥 to the maximum extent practicable effective May 22, 2024.
This rule now directs agencies to specify in the statement of work,鈥 Read More
April 30, 2024