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SEC Assessment of Climate Change Risks Still Mandated

Green Building Law Update

The SEC occasionally provides guidance on topics of general interest to the business and investment communities by issuing interpretive releases, which publish the Commission’s views and interpret federal securities laws and SEC regulations. However, those Obama period changes did not occur.

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Guilty Verdict for PG&E in 2010 San Bruno Pipeline Blast

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9 found Pacific Gas & Electric guilty of violating federal pipeline safety regulations before a fatal natural-gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif., in 2010 and, further, of obstructing investigators after the incident. A federal jury on Aug.

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SEC Alters Environmental Disclosure Requirements for First Time in 30 Years But

Green Building Law Update

In 2010, the SEC issued guidance stating that issuers should include a discussion of climate risk in items 101 and 103, two of the provisions that were amend, to the extent it is material. While this topic may appear dense, what was done here, including what was not done, is actually fairly straight forward.

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What Does It Take to Work Around Power?

Construction Business Owner

To help reduce these needless deaths, in 2010, OSHA spelled out the steps necessary for cranes to work around power lines in the updated Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard OSHA 1926 Subpart CC. While these regulations have helped, there were five fatalities directly related to cranes contacting overhead power lines in 2015.

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Climate Change Disclosures by Public Companies

Green Building Law Update

Federal securities laws and SEC regulations require certain disclosures by public companies for the benefit of investors. notes in an annual report) will largely track the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X. When a company is required to file a disclosure with the Commission, those disclosures (e.g.,

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Climate Change Disclosures by Public Companies

Green Building Law Update

Federal securities laws and SEC regulations require certain disclosures by public companies for the benefit of investors. notes in an annual report) will largely track the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X. When a company is required to file a disclosure with the Commission, those disclosures (e.g.,

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2020 National Electrical Code Resets GFCI Rule

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Net Zero Construction Is on the Rise, but Inconsistent Regulations Could Halt Progress. During the Great Recession, the number of women working in construction declined by almost 30% to 807,000 by 2010. From 2010 to 2017, the total slowly expanded to around 970,000 but remained below the peak of pre-recession levels.