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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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Hiring Benchmark Now Seven Percent for OFCCP’s VEVRAA Regulations
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced that the annual national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force for 2015 is 7 percent. The new number is a slight decrease from 7.2 percent and is based on 2014 end-of-year data from the Bureau of Labor… Read More
April 22, 2015
AGC Looks at Developments in Green Highways and Roads Programs: Day Two of Earth Week
AGC is celebrating Earth Day (officially April 22) all week long by releasing an article a day exploring how the construction industry contributes to building a green future.  You can help us get the word out by linking to these articles via social media during “Earth Week.”  Today’s… Read More
April 21, 2015
Construction Employment Increased in 41 States During the Past Year
Even as construction firms added jobs in 41 states between March 2014 and March 2015, construction employment declined in 29 states and the District of Columbia between February and March, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
April 21, 2015
House Committee Passes Bill Restricting EPA Clean Water Act Rule
By a vote of 36-22, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation that would send the administration’s proposed rule redefining federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act back to the drawing board. With the proposed rule now moving into the final stages of the… Read More
April 20, 2015
AGC Looks at Developments in Green Building Programs: Day One of Earth Week
AGC ‘Earth Week’ Article Series Read AGC’s article on green building programs, see below. Read AGC’s article on green road programs here. Read AGC’s article on green infrastructure programs here. Read AGC’s article on green residential programs here. Read AGC’s article on green community programs… Read More
April 20, 2015
EPA Extends Lead Paint Recertification for Renovators
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to extend certifications for thousands of renovators under the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) rule, effective April 16. The extension will allow as many people as possible to take advantage of pending cost-saving… Read More
April 16, 2015
EPA Revises its Supplemental Environmental Project Policy
Most federal actions against businesses or individuals for failure to comply with the environmental laws are resolved through settlement agreements. On March 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a newly revised 2015 Update to its Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Policy… Read More
April 15, 2015
EPA Rule Redefining ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Moves to Final Stage
Agency promises rule out by summer; AGC continues opposition! The joint rulemaking redefining which waters are jurisdictional under federal Clean Water Act standards, proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), has left the agencies and… Read More
April 15, 2015
EPA’s Web Tools Heighten Transparency of Environmental Inspection and Compliance Data
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Compliance has launched a new website that offers some insight into the agency’s future plans and direction for sharing compliance-related information and ensuring that regulated companies follow the law. Prominently featured is the … Read More
April 14, 2015
Next Generation: Future Trends in EPA Enforcement
The regulated community can expect settlement negotiations stemming from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement actions to become more complex and costly in the near future.  The enforcement chief at EPA headquarters has directed agency staff to incorporate advanced monitoring… Read More
April 14, 2015

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