Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog declined to 8.3 months in February, down about 1% from January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted from Feb. 20 to March 5. Work in builders’ pipelines fell for contractors […]
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Dive Brief: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former Republican congresswoman from Oregon, was confirmed as labor secretary in a Senate vote Monday evening. The 67-32 vote in support of Chavez-DeRemer included 17 Democrats. Three Republicans voted against her confirmation. Given her favorable rapport with unions and past support for legislation like the PRO Act, Chavez-DeRemer is expected to
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The Latest on Bird Flu Research, Infected Cats, and More No new human cases of avian influenza have been reported, and poultry infections are low so far in March. But infections in cats are continuing, and new research is raising concerns about the virus By Meghan Bartels edited by Lauren J. Young Maggie Lau/500px/Getty Images
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Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. This week marks the fifth anniversary of COVID being declared a global pandemic. So much changed about all our lives then that we are still feeling five years later. As we reflect on this anniversary, our producer Fonda Mwangi took a pulse check on where
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Illinois’ partnership with CHAMP allows title and lien stakeholders to benefit from faster modernization. Photo: Illinois Secretary of State via CHAMP Titles CHAMP Titles, Inc., a provider of digital vehicle title, registration, and lien systems of record in the United States, recently launched of its electronic lien and title (ELT) gateway service by
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A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Yet another study is zeroing in on the unintended side effects of Novo Nordisk‘s semaglutide – the active ingredient in the company’s blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy
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Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Austin Transit Partnership revealed updated plans for Project Connect, the city’s $7 billion light rail project, including a new station near downtown and a bridge that would extend over Lady Bird Lake, as part of
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Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. DOT has rolled back a Biden-era policy that included environmental and social considerations in federally funded infrastructure projects, according to a Monday memo from the agency. The move rescinds two Federal Highway Administration
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Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: New bipartisan legislation with union backing could amend the National Labor Relations Act and force labor and employer parties to negotiate faster to create and ratify a collective bargaining agreement once workers vote to form
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These States Have the Most Climate-Friendly Transportation A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council looked at how states balanced transportation needs with climate and equity efforts By Mike Lee & E&E News Downtown historic Bennington, VT lit at night with street lights and shop windows. Peter Blottman Photography/Getty Images CLIMATEWIRE | States on the
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