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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

1] Specifically, the Court held that the corporation qualifies as an “interurban electric railway company” under the Texas Transportation Code. Here, Texas Central was created for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between Texas municipalities.

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Maryland Resets it Trajectory with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Law

Green Building Law Update

To accomplish this the bill advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more. All of which is true, but.

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

1] Specifically, the Court held that the corporation qualifies as an “interurban electric railway company” under the Texas Transportation Code. 2] Here, Texas Central was created for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between Texas municipalities.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels.

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

Levelset

This standard ( 1926.100 ) requires all employees to wear head protection anytime there is a risk of head injury from “impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.” Contractors can appeal violations to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) through their local OSHA office.

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Protecting hospital patients from power outages

CK Power

Connecting components for indoor units offers unique challenges, like running the electric wires, fuel, and cooling and exhaust systems throughout the facility while maintaining pristine air quality. . After the spec review is complete, we’ll draw up the electrical one-line and layout diagrams. Regulations and precautions.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

Substantial financial penalties have been recovered by the Federal Trade Commission and the 50 state attorneys general, not to mention in private civil actions. Many of those local laws are poorly drafted and do not insulate the reporting parties from liability for errors, harmless or otherwise. Others collect building data.

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