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State Not County has Authority to Regulate Solar Farms

Green Building Law Update

At a time when solar panels are de riguere a recent decision by a Maryland appellate court limiting the authority of local governments to regulate the location and specifics of construction of a solar farm has broad implications far beyond this case. Perennial Solar, LLC , No.

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Legal challenge to injury and illness data reporting rule

FDR Safety

OSHA’s new, misguided requirement for detailed electronic reporting of injury and illness data by employers has come under legal challenge by a coalition of trade associations, employers and an insurance company. The post Legal challenge to injury and illness data reporting rule appeared first on FDRsafety.

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Financial regulator on trail of Carillion

Construction Law

It could have been worse, as KPMG was given a ‘discount’ of some £6 Million for cooperating with the regulator’s inquiry. The false information was supplied to the regulator when it was carrying out an audit quality review (AQR) on KPMG’s 2016 audit of Carillion and an audit in 2014 of Regenersis, an IT outsourcer.

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What is Building Bye-Laws and its Necessity in Construction? [PDF]

The Constructor

Building bye-laws is a legal tool used to regulate building coverage, height, area of construction, architectural designs. What is Building Bye-Laws?

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November 2016 Newsletter – Tips on responding to new OSHA drug testing, injury reporting guidance

FDR Safety

One of the most significant OSHA actions of 2016 was issuing guidance on drug testing, injury reporting and safety incentive programs. OSHA’s record-keeping regulations do not set forth any specific time frame for employees to report work-related injuries or illnesses. By Andrew Kaake.

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EPA Rolls Back Proposed “Waters of the United States” Definition

Green Building Law Update

With this final repeal, the agencies will implement the pre 2015 regulations, which are currently in place in more than half of the states (i.e., This was a signature issue for the President in the 2016 election. To be clear what is being repealed was a proposed rule, but never went into effect. of land and water resources.”

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Produced with Genetic Engineering

Green Building Law Update

The Act authorizes the Attorney General to issue regulations and those regulations were issued, confirming that Act 120 does not prohibit a person from disclaiming on a food's packaging that the FDA "does not consider food produced with genetic engineering to be materially different from other foods" Final Rule §121.02(c)(ii).