Comments Deadline June 24 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a draft revised construction general permit (CGP) for public comment to regulate stormwater discharges from active sites where EPA is the permitting authority. The revised CGP will replace the current 2008 CGP, which is set to expire on June 30. 

On April 25, 2011, AGC and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) hosted an industry summit on issues of sustainability and risk.

AGC hosted a roundtable discussion on green construction at the National Building Museum Thursday with leading architectural, construction, engineering and public policy officials.

AGC will partner with the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., to present a roundtable conversation about the best techniques and practices for improving the efficiency and environmental performance of our built environment.

The U.S. Senate Wednesday defeated four competing amendments to pending small business legislation that would have blocked, delayed, or limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources.  Although none of the amendments garnered the necessary 60 votes for passage, altogether 64 Senators voted for at least one of the amendments to rein in the EPA’s greenhouse gas regulatory agenda.

AGC will partner with the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. to present a roundtable conversation about the best techniques and practices for improving the efficiency and environmental performance of our built environment.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected AGC of America to advise a panel of government officials on how to minimize the small business impact of imminent federal rules covering Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) work in public and commercial buildings.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has invited the public to participate in a comprehensive review of its “significant” environmental regulations to determine whether any such rules should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed to make the Agency's regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving its objectives.

On February 19, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to fund the U.S. government for the rest of the federal fiscal year through the passage of a continuing resolution that cuts the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by $3 billion from its current level of $10.3 billion and that limits the agency’s authority in other ways. The bill passed by a vote of 235-189; only three Republicans voted against the bill.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is seeking public comment by April 18, 2011, on its proposal to renew and revise Nationwide Permits (NWP) for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.  In addition, the Corps is proposing to issue two new NWPs that would authorize certain renewable energy generation projects. The current set of NWPs expires March 18, 2012.  The proposed NWPs will replace the expiring set.