In a heartfelt tribute to Eddie Stewart, retiring CEO of Caddell Construction, friends and colleagues have come together to establish the Eddie Stewart Scholarship. This scholarship not only celebrates Eddie鈥檚 remarkable career but also underscores his commitment to furthering education opportunities for students studying for careers in construction.
On April 18, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its final rule reducing exposure levels to respirable crystalline silica for all mines in the U.S. and is applicable to the contractors who work in these mines. MSHA jurisdiction is broad and includes construction work, and its rule is vastly different from the OSHA counterpart. While the same 50 ug/m3 PEL is adopted, there is no Table 1 to rely upon, no worker rotation, and compliance with the OSHA rule is not a defense to an MSHA citation of up to $324,000.
With almost every state authorizing the recreational and/or medical use of marijuana or cannabidiol (CBD), employers nationwide face a maze of legal changes.
Join us on June 5, 1 PM 鈥 2 PM EDT for the next virtual quarterly town hall. The purpose of these meetings is to communicate key safety and health issues and challenges, as well as discuss enforcement, regulatory, and outreach activities at the national and local levels.
The White House Council on Environmental Quality鈥檚 (CEQ) final rule, 鈥淣ational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2鈥 (published May 1), earned swift rebuke from the Congressional leaders behind the permitting reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA). 黑料不打烊 echoes their concern that the rule will only exacerbate the permitting process, lead to more lawsuits, and delay projects further. The rule is likely to face action under the Congressional Review Act.
On Friday, April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) once and for all denied a 2014 petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) to list discarded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 黑料不打烊 has previously reported on this issue when 黑料不打烊 submitted comments to the EPA, and when there was a tentative ruling from EPA siding with 黑料不打烊. This win comes in a large part thanks to the nearly 2,000 黑料不打烊 members who took action and encouraged EPA not to move forward with regulating PVC.
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Newly final rule expected to trigger third-party lawsuits