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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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New Report Highlights Potential of Alternative Water Sources; More Research Needed on Safe Use of Graywater and Stormwater
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released “Using Graywater and Stormwater to Enhance Local Water Supplies: An Assessment of Risks, Costs, and Benefits” (available for free download).  The report acknowledges that greywater and stormwater can augment water… Read More
February 24, 2016
Industry, EPA Debate ‘Background’ Ozone and Resulting Impact on Clean Air Act Compliance
A host of legal challenges have been filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule to tighten its ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) from 75 parts per billion (ppb) down to 70 ppb.  A coalition of groups representing various industries are faulting what… Read More
February 23, 2016
President Calls on Federal Agencies to Enhance their Environmental Mitigation Policies
A recently released Presidential Memorandum speaks to how federal agencies should, in their environmental reviews and permitting, address impacts on natural resources caused by construction and development – a process called “mitigation.”  The new policy broadens the federal government's 26-… Read More
February 22, 2016
Mileage Based User Fee Conference Focused on Pilot Programs
AGC is looking to the future of federal transportation funding and what steps can be taken to fix the Highway Trust Fund revenue shortfall and be sure that future revenue is tied to a user fee based system. One approach as was discussed in the recent Congressional Budget Office report is to… Read More
February 19, 2016
CBO Recommends Future Highway Funding Proposals
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report this week examining different approaches for providing Federal funding to states for highway infrastructure investment. The report was focused on making better investment decisions realizing that the federal government’s main source of funds… Read More
February 19, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide Important Case Affecting Construction Work in Water, Wetlands
AGC Explains What You Need to Know Today about Federal Jurisdiction over WOTUS The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether an applicant for a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 permit can immediately challenge, in court, a jurisdictional determination (JD) issued by a federal regulator.… Read More
February 19, 2016
EPA Finalizes Cost-Saving Revisions to Current Lead Paint Rules
AGC Supports Online Lead Paint Training The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an AGC-supported rule that will allow contractors who are subject to EPA’s current Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) rule to complete the required “renovator” re-certification process via… Read More
February 17, 2016
EPA Proposes More Stringent Stormwater Rules for Municipal Stormwater Programs
May Force Cities to Further Restrict Runoff from Construction and Development The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comments until March 21 on proposed changes to its general permit program for operators of municipal separate stormwater sewer systems (MS4s), which will… Read More
February 17, 2016
EPA Proposes More Stringent Stormwater Rules for Municipal Stormwater Programs
May Force Cities to Further Restrict Runoff from Construction and Development The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comments until March 21 on proposed changes to its general permit program for operators of municipal separate stormwater sewer systems (MS4s), which will… Read More
February 17, 2016
House Committee Approves FAA Reauthorization - Increases Airport Funding
February 11, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act, a bill to reauthorize for six years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. A key component of the AIRR Act is the transfer air traffic… Read More
February 12, 2016

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