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    EPA

    EPA Moves to Strengthen Lead and Copper Rule for Drinking Water

    Dec. 1, 2023
    Proposal would accelerate progress toward achieving goal of removing 100% of lead pipes across U.S.
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    Industry Jobs, Spending Both Rise on Manufacturing Surge

    Nov. 6, 2023
    Latest data from Census Bureau and BLS finds project financing and hiring still growing, especially in industrial sector. Labor market tight.
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    UPDATE: Final Rule to Modernize Davis-Bacon Act Now in Effect

    Oct. 23, 2023
    Official as of Oct. 23, DOL's most comprehensive update in 40 years for construction wage rates on federally funded projects is now a reality.
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    From left: CEC Commissioner Andrew McAllister, Dana Fisher (Mitsubishi), Joshua C. Greene (A. O. Smith), Jason Thomas (Carrier), David Calabrese (Daikin), Mark Lessons (Johnson Controls), Chris Ahn (LG Electronics), Chris Day (Rheem), CEC Chair David Hochschild.

    Ten Manufacturers Commit to California Heat Pump Goal

    Oct. 11, 2023
    Global HVAC group signs an agreement committing to actions aimed at achieving California’s goal to have six million electric heat pumps installed by 2030.
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    EPA Initiates Next Steps in HFC Phasedown

    Oct. 10, 2023
    New actions include final rule to accelerate transition to more efficient refrigeration, plus proposal to better manage, reuse existing HFCs.
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    U.S. Climate Alliance Pushes Heat Pump Installations

    Sept. 25, 2023
    Meeting for Climate Week NYC, bipartisan group of 25 governors makes commitments to decarbonize buildings across U.S.
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    Model State Indoor Air Quality Act Proposed

    Aug. 22, 2023
    Johns Hopkins researchers are urging states to create legislation aimed at improving IAQ in public spaces—and offering them the tools to do so.
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    Construction Hiring Still on Rise

    Aug. 7, 2023
    Industry employment expanded again in July, according to new federal data. Nonresidential work accounted for most of the increase.
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    Rinnai: DOE Should Revise Proposed Tankless Efficiency Standards

    July 27, 2023
    Manufacturer of tankless water heaters says proposed new standards fall short of environmental goals and adversely impact consumers.