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New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives

As the Trump administration is expected to finalize a standard to prevent heat-related injury and illness for workers by early next year, a new study shows that clear, comprehensive rules save lives.

By Liza Gross

A Los Angeles County crew member hydrates between repaving a road as temperatures reach 100 degrees and above in August 2023. Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Workers smooth cement during the construction of the Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles on April 26, 2022. Credit: Gary Leonard/Getty Images

EPA Decimates Grant Program Aimed at Measuring and Reducing Construction Material Emissions

By Dan Gearino

An aerial view of the first section of Birmingham's Northern Beltline. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Critics Say Alabama’s $5 Billion Highway Project Is a ‘Road to Nowhere,’ but the State Is Pushing Forward

By Dennis Pillion

A construction crew works in extreme heat as they build homes on July 1 in Fontana, California. Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

First Heat Protection Standards for Workers Proposed by Biden Administration

By Marianne Lavelle

Workers install windows in a townhome complex under construction on May 15, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Illinois Launches Long-Awaited Job-Training Programs in the Clean Energy and Construction Sectors

By Aydali Campa

Pipeline supporters in Neb. before the start of a Keystone XL public hearing

TransCanada: 6,000 is Peak Workforce on Keystone XL

By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News

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Leaders Aim to Cut Carbon Footprint of Building Materials

By Robert Gluck

High-Tech Green Building Materials Are Transforming Construction

By Justin Moresco

Architects, Engineers LEED the Way to a Sustainable Future

By Patricia Kirk

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