Levelset
OCTOBER 31, 2022
In construction, environmental regulations generally focus on stormwater, waste disposal, hazardous waste handling, and air quality. However, certain jobsites may fall under EPCRA regulations. Clean Air Act (CAA) regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. Learn more: Construction & The Law.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 10, 2016
This court action seeks to serve as a precedent for the regulation of potential future genetically engineered animals, effectively banning the science. The pleading argues that when Congress authorized the FDA in 1938 it never intended or provided a means for FDA to regulate twenty first century genetically engineered animals.
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Construction Specifier
AUGUST 31, 2021
Beyond the global pandemic and events in the news, both episodic weather events and new environmental regulations are placing extreme demand on building materials, including insulation. This article considers insulations’ role in commercial roofs and other areas of the enclosure subject to extreme demands.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 10, 2016
This court action seeks to serve as a precedent for the regulation of potential future genetically engineered animals, effectively banning the science. The pleading argues that when Congress authorized the FDA in 1938 it never intended or provided a means for FDA to regulate twenty first century genetically engineered animals.
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
The balance of the top 10 consisted of Vermont (3), Rhode Island (4), Connecticut and New York (tied for 5), Oregon (7), Washington state (8), Maryland (9), and Minnesota (10). Here are the leaders in each category: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Vermont are the top states in utility-sector energy efficiency programs and policies.
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
As national leaders, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Oregon round out the top five in the ACEEE Scorecard. New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are among the few states in the nation to have a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction target. These three states also topped this category in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 29, 2013
The NRC issued Vermont Yankee its operating license on March 21, 1972. Entergy Corporation said it plans to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, VT. “Vermont Yankee has an immensely talented, dedicated and loyal workforce, and a solid base of support among many in the community.
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