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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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Current Developments Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts and Regulations
On June 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment and peer review a draft of its highly anticipated assessment of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) on drinking water, Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil… Read More
July 1, 2015
ACA Final Regulations Regarding Summary of Benefits & Coverage Requirements
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the “Departments”) recently finalized changes to regulations governing the summary of benefits and coverage (“SBC”), which were published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2015.  The final regulations generally track the… Read More
June 30, 2015
EPA Unveils Plans to Modernize, Streamline Audit Policy Program
Web Portal Will Be Exclusive Method for Making Most Disclosures The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to modernize and streamline its process for companies to self-audit and report to the agency violations of environmental laws, with a national online reporting tool. During a recent… Read More
June 30, 2015
Construction Employment Increases in 205 out of 358 Metro Areas Between May 2014 and May 2015
Construction employment expanded in 205 metro areas, declined in 101 and was stagnant in 52 between May 2014 and May 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC.  Association officials noted even though the majority of metro areas are still adding… Read More
June 30, 2015
AGC Successfully Defends Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects
Siding with AGC of America and the AGC of Alabama, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has unanimously held that the contractual liability exclusion to coverage under the commercial general liability (CGL) policies sold to AGC members across the country does not deprive these firms… Read More
June 30, 2015
EPA Outlines Policy on Vapor Intrusion, Promotes National Consistency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released final guidance on how best to assess and mitigate vapor intrusion, which occurs when vapors from below-ground contamination (soil or groundwater) rise into the indoor air of overlying buildings. EPA also has renewed efforts to… Read More
June 30, 2015
EPA Strengthens Underground Storage Tank Requirements
In June 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the first major revisions to the federal underground storage tank (UST) requirements since 1988 to help prevent and detect UST releases. With this action, EPA also amended the state program approval regulations. The final rule… Read More
June 29, 2015
EPA Releases Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
‘EJSCREEN’ Expected to Guide Agenda for Rule-Writers and Citizen Activists In its latest move to make environmental data more transparent and readily available to the public at large, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new environmental justice (EJ) screening and mapping… Read More
June 29, 2015
Help Support WRRDA Levels of Funding for Harbor Maintenance
Contact Your Member of Congress and Ask Them to Sign House Letter Representatives Charles Boustany (R-La.) and Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) are currently circulating an AGC-supported letter urging appropriators to utilize Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) revenues at the levels set by the Water… Read More
June 26, 2015
CBO Reports on Infrastructure Spending
This week, the Congressional Budget Office issued a report detailing public spending on transportation and water infrastructure from 1956 to 2014.  The report showed that public spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure has been fairly consistent as a share of Gross Domestic Product… Read More
June 26, 2015

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