EPA DECISION TO WITHDRAW PROPOSED LIMIT ON DIRT IN STORMWATER WILL HELP CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AVOID BILLIONS IN NEW COSTS

Agency’s Announcement that it is Delaying its Effort to Protect the Earth from Dirt Gives Temporary Relief for Struggling ContractorsThe chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw proposed “numeric limits” on the amount of dirt the agency will allow in stormwater from construction sites:“The fact that the EPA

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