Essential workers in blue-collar industries—including construction—are less likely to opt for a COVID-19 vaccine than those who work in more white-collar sectors, according to research by Morning Consult, New York. While...
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Washington, D.C., which represents companies that manufacture almost 99% of autos and light trucks in the United States, announced that it is actively and voluntarily getting behind the...
Weather can be an unforgiving antagonist. In the age of climate change, it can be extreme and unpredictable. Texas experienced a heavy dose of the weather's wrath when a precipitously cold front swept through the state...
Oregon State University’s Nexus of Energy Water and Agriculture Laboratory (NEWAg), Corvallis, Ore., is partnering with the Oregon Clean Power Cooperative to build an agrivoltaics research farm that will co-develop land for...
After declining for four years, a number of key trends—including the average size of the home and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms—reversed course in 2020 as a result of shifting buyer preferences in the wake of COVID-19...
California’s utilities are enhancing their wildfire mitigation plans in the wake of 2020’s rash of deadly wildfires. The state’s three major utilities—Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Francisco; Southern California Edison...
As part of its Occupational Safety and Health Statistics program, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a detailed report on occupational injury and illness numbers and rates for the previous year. It publishes a...
After years of resisting the idea of phasing out gas-powered vehicles, the auto industry has made it clear that it will embrace President Joe Biden’s plan to achieve net-zero carbon transportation, largely by increasing the...
Forewarned is forearmed: if you owe money to OSHA as a result of one or more recent citations, it may be in your best interest to make payments now, rather than later, to prevent additional financial and nonfinancial problems...
According to a new report from the National Safety Council (NSC), Itasca, Ill., “State of the Response: The Future World of Work,” continued remote work, increased focus on flexible work arrangements and a renewed commitment...
As society increasingly eyes electrification to help cut carbon emissions, various industries and sectors have become ripe for transformation. Cargo handling equipment (CHE) is one of those candidates for change. In recent...
A February 2021 report published by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, “Impacts of Electrochemical Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems on the Bulk Power System,” predicts that these...
According to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), construction spending in December exhibited sharply varied trends, with downturns from one year earlier in every private category, mixed results...
Despite tremendous growth in recent years, the electric vehicle (EV) industry needs more than market forces and regulatory pressure to achieve maximum market penetration. That's where the federal government steps in. Included...
On Jan. 29, OSHA announced that it is issuing stronger worker safety guidance to help employers and workers implement a coronavirus prevention program and to better identify risks that could lead to exposure and contraction...
Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois, based in St. Louis, completed the final span of its ambitious Illinois River Project in December 2020, bringing improved energy grid reliability, increased transmission capacity...
According to a recent survey published by Newsweek, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, is ranked 20th in the nation in terms of graduates who earn the highest amount of money with their community college degrees...
According to a new white paper co-published by NECA, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), Rockville, Md., and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA), Chantilly, Va...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Francisco, is facilitating the commercialization of microgrids across the Golden State, in part to secure backup power ahead of wildfire season, particularly within...
While numerous corporations and smaller companies have been making commitments to go “100% clean” in terms of energy in recent years, and many have even succeeded in doing so, public entities have been somewhat slower to make...
