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Subscribe free →There's Still No Federal Heat Rule — Which Is Exactly Why OSHA Can Still Write You Up This Summer
Washington spent two years not finishing a heat standard. In April, OSHA quietly reissued the program it uses to inspect for heat anyway — still pointed at construction. How "no rule" becomes a citation.
Read the issue →The EPA Just Reset What "Clean" Costs on Every Pre-1978 Job — and Most Contractors Haven't Read the Rule
On January 12, a federal rule finalized two years ago quietly took effect — making renovation and abatement clearance two-to-four times harder to pass. Here's what it costs you.
Read the issue →Michigan's Data-Center Boom Is Quietly Raising What You Pay for Power, Parts, and People
The Stargate megaproject going up in Saline will reshape the cost of doing business for every trades shop in metro Detroit — including the ones that never bid a data center in their life.
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