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Federal Buildings

House Passes $1.9B Bill to Upgrade U.S. Capitol Security

Measure responds to breaches and damage from Jan. 6 Capitol riot

May 20, 2021

UPDATE: House-approved bill would fund improved windows, doors and new vestibules to screen visitors after breaches, assaults and damage.

Renewable Power

Court-Halted $1B Canada-Maine Transmission Line Will Proceed

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

May 20, 2021

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New ruling clears Quebec-New England hydro power project, despite opposition; developers propose billions in new lines to route more clean energy to New York City.

Litigation

US Supreme Court Punts on First City Climate Change Damages Suit

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

May 19, 2021

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Merits of Baltimore claim against oil and gas firms for infrastructure damage costs are skipped, as case is returned to lower court with changed guidelines; 25 other municipal and state suits now await new decisions.

Seattle to Mitigate Bottleneck With I-5 Widening

Tim Newcomb

May 18, 2021

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Construction will start in downtown Seattle on May 24 to lessen the state's worst highway congestion.

COVID-19 and Construction

EEOC Says It Will Create Specialized Return-to-Work Guidelines

New OSHA guidance also due soon on adverse vaccine reactions

Jeff Yoders

May 18, 2021

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Agency commissioner says industry-specific guidelines are necessary even as CDC recommendations evolve.

Coronavirus and Construction

Editorial: How To Make a Better COVID-19 Safety Standard

ENR Editorial Board

May 18, 2021

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A separate log of COVID-related cases should be required.

Biden Administration Aims to Curb Carbon in Public, Private Buildings

Bruce Buckley

May 18, 2021

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EPA and DOE unveil programs to push building decarbonization, including the federal government's first-ever building performance standards and $30 million for specialized worker training

Environmental

EPA Watchdog Audits Cite Agency Enforcement Falloff in Recent Years

Mary B. Powers

May 18, 2021

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IG finds impacts from Trump-era changes, but also issues from earlier resource and staff cuts; agency rescinds two rules this week enacted by the former president.

Labor

Former Iron Workers' Union Agent Sentenced for Jobsite Attack

Jeff Yoders

May 18, 2021

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Former Indiana union local manager Thomas Williamson, 70, receives four years in federal prison for 2016 extortion attempt and beating of non-union contractor.