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Last Chance to Register for AGC’s National Environmental Conference for Contractors

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"4339","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-13276","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"640","height":"200","alt":""}}]] Protect your company from hefty fines, project delays and loss of good reputation. Violations of environmental laws can skyrocket to $37,500 per day per violation. Hear from regulators and experts about the legal and other requirements impacting your jobsites at the 2012 AGC Contractors Environmental Conference, June 7-8 in Arlington, Va. Right across the river from your nation's capital! Come learn from – and network with – 12 federal government speakers and special guests. The educational session lineup includes federal requirements on:
  • Stormwater permitting
  • Waste management/disposal
  • Diesel emissions
  • Spill planning/prevention
  • …and more!
The cost of not complying with environmental rules, without a doubt, is extremely steep. U.S. EPA can fine contractors up to $37,500 per violation, per day, according to the schedule of Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments (74 Fed. Reg. 626, Jan. 7, 2009).  You can’t afford to miss this conference! Learn more and register here! Co-Located AGC Federal Environmental Workshop AGC is offering a special workshop designed to help contractors working on federal projects understand the environmental issues important to federal building owners. Register for just this workshop, or for the full conference and workshop at a reduced rate. Conference Website Schedule-at-a-Glance