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The Build Back Better bill has safety measures that would drive top fines way up.

65 residents were evacuated Dec. 2 from a six-story building in Waukesha, Wis., due to structural issues the city said had made it unsafe for occupancy.

The Houston Ship Channel Bridge project will resume after design concerns halted work.

Dec. 3 ruling in conservative court supports claim of unclear government authority, halting order only in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee; separately, Cincinnati court declines government request to accelerate appeal of halt to OSHA vaccine rule for large private employers, and NYC orders new mandate for all businesses.

Benton Harbor plans to seek bids in December for work to replace thousands of lead service lines.

Construction Safety Research Alliance summit showcased research that alters traditional assumptions and measures.

British Columbia damage repair is underway in hard-hit Vancouver and area, but emergency officials say fixes will be lengthy as new storms batter the region, generating country's first ever 'red alert' and a new federal climate change strategy.

Keeping Calif. facility open until 2035 would cut state carbon emissions and save $2.6 billion in power costs, researchers say.

The Infrastructure Protection Coalition and AGC released separate reports critiquing the 811 system.