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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

EPA has managed an extensive cleanup at the site, working with Atlantic Richfield to remediate more than 800 residential and commercial properties; remove 10 million cubic yards of tailings, mine waste, and contaminated soil; cap in place 500 million cubic yards of waste over 5,000 acres; and reclaim 12,500 acres of land.

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The Sovereign Acts Doctrine Strikes Back: COVID Costs Are Its Latest Victim

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

When asserting the Sovereign Acts defense, the government must prove that the governmental action was public and general and the act must render the performance of the contract impossible. On appeal, the Air Force asserted the Sovereign Acts defense. The contractor appealed that decision. In JE Dunn Construction Co. ,

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

Safety Services Company

WHAT IS A PERMIT-REQUIRED SPACE? Furthermore, a confined space isn’t always a permit-required space. Coordinate the procedure to workers with access to the confined space Annually review permit-required space operations, including identifying the employees that should be added or removed to the list of permitted users.

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

Safety Services Company

What is a Permit-Required Space? Furthermore, a confined space isn't always a permit-required space. A confined space is considered a permit-required space if it has the following attributes: A permit-required space houses hazardous materials that can harm an employee. What Are Entry Permits?

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

is significant because it is widely suggested, just as a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is now standard practice in nearly every commercial real estate transaction in this country, that in the future the same will be true of a resilience assessment. The launch of RELi 2.0 The Green Business Certification Inc.’s Of note, RELi 2.0

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

is significant because it is widely suggested, just as a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is now standard practice in nearly every commercial real estate transaction in this country, that in the future the same will be true of a resilience assessment. The launch of RELi 2.0 The Green Business Certification Inc.’s Of note, RELi 2.0

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). After leasing the U.S.

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