April 22, 2010 • 3:00 - 4:30 ET

For owners seeking a third-party green-building certification, it is essential to all parties that the green building objectives and responsibilities are clearly delineated in order to effectively achieve project goals.

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AGC sent a letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski (R- Alaska) on February 12, 2010, in support of S. J. Res. 26, a bipartisan resolution that would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act.  Cosponsored by 37 Republicans and three Democrats, Senator Murkowski's resolution would nullify EPA's December 2009 finding that GHG emissions endanger public health and welfare and thus are subject to federal regulation under the Clean Air Act.  Similar resolutions have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is seeking public comment on the definitions and categories it plans to use to collect data on the number, occupational, industrial and geographic distribution of green jobs.

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AGC joined members of the Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC) Wednesday in a letter to the editor of The New York Times in response to an article the newspaper published March 1. The article addressed concerns with water and wetland protection under the Clean Water Act following two Supreme Court decisions over the last decade. 

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