Environment
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In May 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued draft guidance on “Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act.” As this guidance document moved from proposed to final form, the concerns, including those raised in AGC’s comments, were not addressed.
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Senators Barrasso (R-Wy.), Inhofe (R-Okla.), Heller (R-Nev.) and Sessions (R-Ala.), along with 26 of their colleagues, introduced legislation to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from implementing its guidance on Clean Water Act jurisdiction.
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The U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA) recently posted to its website a new “template” for construction site operators to use to develop stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPPs). SWPPPs are site-specific documents that are required under EPA’s and other state-specific construction general permits to control construction stormwater runoff to waters of the United States from active sites
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This week, the construction industry has been hit with good news on the issue of federal jurisdiction over wetlands in the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous March 21 ruling, said that an Idaho couple could legally challenge an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance order that told them to restore wetlands
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In accordance with AGC’s recommendations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to maintain the applicability thresholds for greenhouse gas (GHG)-emitting stationary sources at the current levels as begun under steps one and two of the Tailoring Rule (Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule; Final Rule, 75 Federal Register
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on a proposal to consider certain polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated building materials as “bulk product waste” instead of “remediation waste” for disposal. (77 Federal Register 12293; Feb. 29, 2012) According to the agency, this proposed reinterpretation has the potential to reduce the costs and time associated
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Network with and learn from peers and experts across the country facing the same environmental challenges you see every day. Registration is now open for AGC’s first national conference on environmental issues that affect construction professionals on June 7-8, 2012, in Arlington, Va., just across the river from our nation’s capital. The 2012 AGC Contractors
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Effective Feb. 16, EPA’s new 2012 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP) applies in four states—(1) Idaho; (2) Massachusetts; (3) New Hampshire; and (4) New Mexico—the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; all other U.S. territories, with the exception of the U.S. Virgin Islands; federal facilities in four states—(1) Colorado; (2) Delaware;
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